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From Nextgov: LightSquared cell network knocks out first responders' GPS in tests

The Pentagon and the GPS industry fear the system will interrupt navigation systems nationwide if it wins FCC approval.

May 20, 2011

Editor at Large

Initial tests of a controversial cellular broadband network planned by LightSquared showed the company's system knocked out Global Positioning System receivers used by first responders.

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