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ON "THE COMMUNICATOR'S," A ONE HOUR INTERVIEW WITH SANJIV AHUJA, THE CEO OF LIGHTSQUARED. HE DISCUSSES THE SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, COST AND POLITICAL ...
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| 00:00:32 |
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CEO OF LIGHTSQUARED. WHAT IS LIGHTSQUARED, AND WHAT YOU DO? >> WHAT
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| 00:00:45 |
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LIGHTSQUARED IS TRYING TO DO IS BUILD AND NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIAL BROADBAND NETWORK WORKING WITH THE SATELLITE. THAT WILL CONNECT AMERICANS COAST TO COAST...
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| 00:01:59 |
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NOW? >> KNOW. OUR SATELLITE IS OPERATIONAL. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING CUSTOMERS OVER TO THE SATELLITE. >> WHO ARE
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YOUR CUSTOMERS? >>
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| 00:02:09 |
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RETAILERS. WE DO NOT GO DIRECTLY TO THE CONSUMER. WE GO TO OTHER COMPANIES THAT TAKE OUR SERVICE AND OFFER IT TO THE CONSUMERS. TO DATE, WE HAVE SIGNED...
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| 00:03:48 |
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BE VERIZON, AT&T, COMCAST? >> WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT THESE
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| 00:03:53 |
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AS EITHER CURRENT PARTNERS, AS SPRINT IS, OR POTENTIAL PARTNERS. WHAT WE ARE PROVIDING TO THEM IS WIRELESS BROADBAND CAPACITY. WHETHER IT IS AT&T, VERIZON...
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| 00:05:33 |
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TOOK OUT FULL-PAGE ADS IN SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS, AND IN THAT AD, YOU WROTE, "RECENTLY, CONCERNS HAVE BEEN RAISED ABOUT INTERFERENCE WITH THE LIGHTSQUARED...
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| 00:05:52 |
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ME STEP BACK AND WALK YOU THROUGH THE HISTORY OF LIGHT SQUARED -- LET ME STEP BACK AND WALK YOU THROUGH THE HISTORY OF LIGHTSQUARED AND A SPECTRUM WE'RE...
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| 00:13:21 |
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AHUJA IS THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF LIGHTSQUARED. OUR GUEST REPORTER IS WITH THE WASHINGTON POST. >> EVEN IF THERE IS
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| 00:13:30 |
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AN ENGINEERING SOLUTION, A TECHNICAL SOLUTION TO THESE INTERFERENCE PROBLEM, AND YOU WILL HAVE TO DO MORE TESTING OF SOME PORTION OF THOSE DEVICES,...
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| 00:14:32 |
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WERE HEARING THAT IT WOULD TAKE 10 YEARS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM TECHNICALLY. IT TOOK AS LESS THAN 10 WEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED....
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| 00:17:35 |
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NOT AWARE OF SENATOR GRASSLEY IS LETTER, SO I CANNOT SPEAK TO WHAT THE LETTER MIGHT SAY, WHAT I CAN SPEAK TO IS, LOOK, WE HAVE MADE WHAT WE THINK IS A...
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| 00:18:42 |
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DID THEY BELIEVE IT WOULD BE A TERRESTRIAL ONLY NETWORK? >> THAT HAS
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| 00:18:46 |
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NOTHING TO DO WITH THE INTERFERENCE. THE INTERFERENCE IS ALL ABOUT WHAT WE TRANSFER FROM OUR BASE STATIONS. DEVICES HAVE NO PHYSICAL IMPACT ON GPS BECAUSE...
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| 00:21:58 |
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DOUBT, YOUR BUSINESS PLAN IS COMPLETELY PARALLEL, IN LOCKSTEP WITH WHAT THIS GOVERNMENT WANTS IN TERMS OF BROAD BAND. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS CALLING...
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| 00:23:33 |
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STARTED BUILDING A NETWORK IN 2005. >> BUT
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| 00:23:36 |
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THERE IS NO MANDATE. >> BUT WE STARTED BUILDING
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| 00:23:39 |
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THE NETWORK IN 2005. FOR A MINUTE, IGNORE 2010. YOU CAN GO BACK TO 2005, WHEN WE HAD A REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION. THE COMPANY HAD AUTHORIZATION TO...
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| 00:25:04 |
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AM ASKING, DO YOU WISH THERE WAS MORE OF A THOROUGH PROCESS? REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENED IN 2005, BECAUSE IT IS SUCH AN IMPORT NETWORK, SUCH AN IMPORTANT...
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| 00:25:53 |
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VERY ROBUST. IT HAD PARTICIPATION FROM CONGRESS, NTIA, SUPPORT AND REVIEW AND PARTICIPATION BY ALL INDUSTRY PLAYERS. THAT PROCESS TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS....
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| 00:27:33 |
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SENSE, AND TELL ME IF THIS IS WRONG, BUT IT SOUNDS INNOCENT AS IF YOU'RE SAYING TRUST ME TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, TO THE FAA, TO THE SEC. >> I'M SAYING
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| 00:27:43 |
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TRUST THE AMERICAN ENGINEERS. TRUST AMERICAN INGENUITY. WE COULD PUT A MAN ON THE MAN. OUR ENGINEERS DESIGNED A SYSTEM TO DO IT. FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS...
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| 00:28:41 |
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WHAT NEXT? ARE YOU GOING TO MEET YOUR DEADLINE? ARE YOU GOING TO MEET THE TIME LINE YOU WANTED GIVEN THIS NEW TESTING MANDATE? WHAT IS NEXT? IF I WAS...
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| 00:29:09 |
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HARD AND MAKING SURE WE DELIVER AND THE FCC MANDATE TO US TO BUILD THE NETWORK ON SCHEDULE. I WOULD SAY THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE CONFIDENT OF MAKING THOSE...
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| 00:31:00 |
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SAVES $50 OR $60 A MONTH. WE ARE GETTING FURTHER BEHIND IN BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ARE NO. 17 IN THE WORLD TODAY, COMPARABLE TO MALTA IN TERMS OF...
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| 00:31:42 |
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WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE. SANJIV AHUJA IS THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF LIGHTSQUARED. CECILIA KANG, TECH REPORTER WITH "THE WASHINGTON POST."...
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| 00:32:21 |
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OF AT LEAST TWO INVESTIGATIONS BY LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL. THERE IS A LOT OF QUESTION AS TO WHETHER RELATIONSHIPS THE COMPANY HAD WITH THE WHITE HOUSE...
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| 00:32:55 |
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HAS GONE THROUGH PROBABLY THE MOST EXTENSIVE REGULATORY PROCESS I HAVE SEEN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THE SPECTRUM HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH A PROCESS FOR...
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| 00:34:57 |
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ME AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND AS AN ENGINEER, BUT THAT IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY. ON THE BASIS OF THAT OPPORTUNITY, WE HAVE RAISED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND INVESTED...
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| 00:35:32 |
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NO DUD DOUBT OF THE POTENTIAL -- NO DOUBT OF THE POTENTIAL. NO DOUBT THE GOVERNMENT AND THE FCC WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT REALIZE, BUT WE HAVE A REALITY WHERE...
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| 00:36:34 |
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THINK FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT MORE THAN THAT. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS. THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THE PRIMARY AUTHORIZATION TO BUILD THE NETWORK...
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| 00:37:40 |
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BY WHOM? >> BY THE PLAYERS,
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| 00:37:43 |
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THE FOLKS IN THE GPS INDUSTRY, TO SAY LOOK, IF YOU BUILD A NETWORK HERE, WE HAVE DEVICES THAT WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH IT, AND IN THEIR DEFENSE,...
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| 00:38:54 |
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THEY WARNED GPS. >> THE
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| 00:38:55 |
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR THEMSELVES, FOR THEIR ACQUISITION AND OTHER THINGS. IF YOU GO BACK, WE HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE GPS. WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT...
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| 00:39:42 |
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FAA'S CONCERNS? HAVE THOSE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH YOUR NEW PLAN? >> WE ARE WORKING
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| 00:39:48 |
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CLOSELY WITH THE FAA. I DON'T SEE ANY AVIATION SAFETY ISSUES. GREG RETAKEN BY SUPPLIES BY THE FAA RAISING THESE ISSUES? >> THE
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| 00:40:02 |
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ISSUES WERE UNDERSTOOD WHEN THE TESTING HAPPEN. YES, WE WERE SURPRISED THAT THERE WERE DEVICES OUT THERE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILDING PROPERLY SINCE...
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| 00:40:27 |
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IN YOUR FULL-PAGE AD WHEN YOU SAY THAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE INTERFERENCE IS CAUSED BY OTHERS INAPPROPRIATE USE OF LIGHTSQUARED'S SPECTRUM? >> THIS...
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| 00:40:41 |
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SPECTRUM USERS USE THE SPECTRUM, JUST LIKE THE LAND YOU HAVE TO BUILD A NETWORK. WE COMMITTED NOT TO TRANSMIT OVER TO GPS. INTERESTINGLY, THESE TPS DEVICES...
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| 00:41:48 |
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THE PILOT UNION HAS SAID THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF FAA CONTROL IS GOING TO BE GPS- BASED. IS THERE USE OF THE GPS STILL INTO YOUR SPECTRUM? IS THAT...
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| 00:42:06 |
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TO IS THE FAA CONCERNS PRIMARILY RELATED TO OUR OLD SPECTRUM. THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS ON HOW WE BUILD A NETWORK IN THE NEW SPECTRUM WE HAVE PROPOSED, WHICH...
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| 00:44:37 |
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THE VERIZON, AT&T, AND CONTESTS -- COMCAST ARE TRYING TO SQUEEZE SOME OF -- DO YOU THINK SOME OF THE RECENT NOISE ABOUT LIGHTSQUARED HAS BEEN RAISED...
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| 00:44:54 |
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A NETWORK THAT IS WHOLESALE ONLY. THIS INDUSTRY HAS A BUSINESS MODEL WHICH IS COMPLETELY VERTICALLY INTEGRATED. WIRELESS OPERATORS DO ANYTHING. THEY...
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| 00:47:18 |
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SAYING COMPETITORS ARE AFRAID AND THEY WILL BE CHALLENGED. THE CHAIRMAN OF HARBOR CAPITAL SAID IN HER INTERVIEW ON FOX NEWS THAT HE BELIEVES COMPETITION...
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| 00:48:15 |
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A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MODEL, IT HAS TO MAKE THE INCUMBENTS AND COMFORTABLE. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU SERVE THE AMERICAN CONSUMERS...
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| 00:51:22 |
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ARE CONCERNS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD THAT LIGHTSQUARED AS A PRIVATE COMPANY DID NOT PLAY ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, THAT PERHAPS THERE...
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| 00:52:11 |
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IS REALLY RELEVANT HERE IS 2003 AND 2005 PROCESS. 2010, THE CHANGE OF CONTROL WAS A SEVERAL MONTHS LONG PROCESS. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD HAVE BEEN LONGER...
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| 00:55:31 |
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THIS STAGE, HOW MUCH OF A DAVID YOU ARE, IN THE SENSE THAT WITH THE WAIVER, AND I THINK YOUR OWN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS MIGHT HAVE SUPPORTED THIS -- PLEASE...
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| 00:56:36 |
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I MAY, I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL MISPERCEPTIONS IN WHAT YOU JUST NARRATED. LET ME JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THEM, IF I MAY RESPECTFULLY DO SO. THE SPECTRUM...
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| 01:00:03 |
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QUESTION AND ANSWER. >> HOW WOULD
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| 01:00:07 |
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YOU RESPOND TO QUESTIONS RAISED BY THIS VERY EXTENSIVE REPORT THAT E-MAILS WERE EXCHANGED BETWEEN WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS AND LIGHTSQUARED OFFICIALS TO...
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| 01:00:34 |
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A SIGNIFICANT NETWORK, AND WHEN YOU ARE MAKING A SIGNIFICANT TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT IN A COUNTRY, AND YOU LOOK AT WHETHER THEY ARE TELECOM OPERATORS,...
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AHUJA IS THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF LIGHTSQUARED. CECILIA KANG
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.