Opinion

If The DOD Wants Ligado's Spectrum, It Should Buy It

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Lawrence White
Thomas Lenard and Lawrence White
"The U.S. Federal Communications Commission recently approved long overdue modifications to Ligado Networks' spectrum licenses that will allow the company to build out a 5G network. Ligado's 35 MHz of mid-band spectrum represents a significant contribution to U.S. leadership in 5G. The FCC's decision is the culmination of a multiyear proceeding during which Ligado made many concessions to address industry and government concerns about interference with GPS devices in an adjacent spectrum band."

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Lawrence White is the Robert Kavesh Professorship in Economics and the ​Deputy Chair, Economics.

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