However, LightSquared has neither time nor the billions to build out a system of its own.
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Now Charlie Ergen (Dish) is about to embark on the tumultuous path that LightSquared is taking.
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As LightSquared's spectrum neighbor, it's our obligation to build a wall between our spectrum and LightSquared's.
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In our view, LightSquared has been given inadequate spectrum on which to launch a nationwide system.
On Monday May 14, 2012, beleaguered LightSquared finally filed for its long anticipated bankruptcy protection.
Even so, Sprint seems to have effectively used Lightsquared as a whipping boy for Clearwire in their negotiations.
LightSquared is also required to build out rapidly, by the end of 2012.
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LightSquared made this problem much easier to solve by moving to spectrum farther away from the core GPS frequencies.
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My guess is that LightSquared, like NextWave, will rise up again but probably not for a very long time.
That said, they will want to downplay LightSquared to make it as hard as possible for them to raise capital.
Yet we even see Bloomberg quoting unamed investor sources who say some LightSquared assets are in this side-pocket fund.
This is a big deal, according to the Defense and Transportation departments, because LightSquared signals could impede airline flight safety.
It would only be fair to observe that in the end, Sprint had little to lose in dancing with LightSquared.
LightSquared still has to prove its business model, which is a model that has failed several times in recent history.
In a statement, Falcone said the filing gives LightSquared time to unravel the regulatory mess it has found itself in.
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As I read it, , the flow of funds seems to be from LightSquared to Sprint and not the other way around.
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Sprint also seems justifiably fearful that it might get stuck with a check for unpaid bills from LightSquared in the future.
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LightSquared intends to sell capacity on its network on a wholesale basis to customers that include electronics retailers and gadget makers.
Was it in a realistic environment in which a few LightSquared towers were constructed and powered the way LightSquared plans to?
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Sprint agreed a few weeks ago to extend the time LightSquared said it needed to gain spectrum approval to March 15.
For those reasons, Sprint calculates that it has a two-year head start over companies like Verizon, regional carrier MetroPCS and startup LightSquared.
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One of these upstarts is LightSquared, the Virginia-based, Philip Falcone-backed startup that wants to build a nationwide, wholesale 4G network.
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TownHall Research analyst Jamie Townsend thinks Sprint may be trying to hedge itself against the possibility that the LightSquared situation falls through.
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It reached an agreement last year with LightSquared, which is backed by Philip Falcone's Harbinger Capital Partners, to suspend payments until 2014.
He confirmed that cellphone GPS chips were unaffected in the LightSquared tests.
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However, LightSquared may have a problem because there are fears that its network will disrupt GPS receivers and this will not be permitted.
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Falcone, through his telecom company LightSquared, is donating very expensive satellite phones and service to Indian reservations and the medical professionals that service them.
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His previous article (LightScrewed) was rare in the LS vs GPS debate because it actually dug up some important facts in defense of LightSquared.
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There's not much hope for roaming on MetroPCS or LightSquared, either, as their waves of LTE run at 1700MHz and 1500MHz, respectively.
LightSquared's network will provide a robust, open-access network that will permit reliable and affordable service to customers across the country in every market segment.
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