WASHINGTON (September 9, 2022)—The Keep GPS Working Coalition issued the following statement in response to a report issued today by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) showing that a terrestrial wireless network proposed by Ligado Networks (Ligado), and approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will cause widespread interference to millions of GPS receivers. It may be attributed to Dale Leibach, spokesperson for the Keep GPS Working Coalition.

WASHINGTON (July 22, 2021)—The Keep GPS Working Coalition endorsed the Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021, introduced today by U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) and cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio). The bill is a companion to Senate bill 2166 and was supported by six other bipartisan cosponsors on the day it was introduced.

The Keep GPS Working Coalition endorsed the Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021, introduced today by U.S. Sens Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.).

The Keep GPS Working Coalition issued the following statement in support of an anticipated March 17 vote by FCC commissioners that would make the 3.45-3.55 GHz band, a contiguous block of “mid-band” spectrum, available for auction and deployment of high speed wireless 5G networks.

The Keep GPS Working Coalition issued the following statement in support of the inclusion of provisions related to GPS in the William M. “Mac” Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

WASHINGTON (September 29) – Leading agriculture organizations representing farmers and interests across all 50 states have announced their support for the Keep GPS Working Coalition. The coalition was launched in June to protect GPS users from harmful interference resulting from the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to permit Ligado Networks to operate a terrestrial wireless network in the band adjacent to GPS. New coalition members include the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA), American Soybean Association (ASA), Equipment Dealers Association (EDA), Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association, National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), National Cotton Council of America (National Cotton Council) and USA Rice Federation (USA Rice).

WASHINGTON (June 23)—Five organizations representing thousands of companies and millions of Americans have launched a new coalition to protect end users of GPS following the Federal Communications Commission’s April 22 decision to permit Ligado Networks to operate a terrestrial wireless network using its satellite spectrum.