{"id":19184,"date":"2020-04-17T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/17\/key-defense-committee-members-consider-legislation-to-block-fccs-ligado-move\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:08:03","slug":"key-defense-committee-members-consider-legislation-to-block-fccs-ligado-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2020\/04\/17\/key-defense-committee-members-consider-legislation-to-block-fccs-ligado-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Key defense committee members consider legislation to block FCC\u2019s Ligado move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaders of congressional defense committees, including the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, are frustrated by a draft order in front of the Federal Communications Commission that\u2019s opposed by the Pentagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On April 16, the FCC introduced a draft order reallocating a specific portion of the radio spectrum for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2019\/07\/05\/how-2-space-norway-satellites-will-help-the-air-force-in-the-arctic\/\">broadband communications<\/a> to Ligado Networks, a change that Department of Defense leaders claim will cause &#8220;unacceptable\u201d harm to the GPS system. A vote, requiring a simple 3-2 majority, is expected to pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The draft order,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/breaking-news\/2020\/04\/10\/fcc-to-approve-spectrum-plan-that-pentagon-claims-will-harm-gps\/\"> first reported as happening April 10 by C4ISRNET<\/a>, was already drawing criticism from members of Congress. Earlier in the week, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe, R-Okla.; the top Democrat on the committee, Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island; and Rep. Mac Thornberry of Texas, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee wrote a letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to take action to slow the Ligado issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2020\/04\/16\/fcc-chair-moves-towards-spectrum-sale-dod-calls-unacceptable\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pai_FCC.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">FCC chair moves toward spectrum sale the Pentagon calls \u2018unacceptable\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has shown his support for Ligado&#039;s request, which is opposed by the Pentagon.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the introduction of the draft order \u2014 and vocal support for Ligado from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai \u2014 kicked off another wave of congressional criticism from defense-focused members of Congress on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., <a href=\"https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/_cache\/files\/2\/7\/27444a8e-2b1f-4297-bd95-028f61890d39\/A3A5D04677D776760286DA086EC52FBD.20200416-ligado-letter-from-chairman-smith.pdf\" target=_blank>sent a letter <\/a>April 17 to Pai and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper warning that the creation of 5G networks \u201cmust not hamper our military\u2019s operational capacity in any way.\u201d (The next generation of network technology expected to boost wireless connectivity is known as 5G.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChina\u2019s aggressive, global promotion of its 5G companies presents a considerable security challenge that must be addressed. However, Ligado\u2019s proposal, which seeks a portion of spectrum adjacent to that used for Global Positioning Systems, poses an even larger security risk,\u201d Smith said in a statement, adding that the use of L-Band carries an \u201cunacceptable risk that far outweighs the possibility of a 5G network.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inhofe, in a new statement, made his displeasure clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not pleased, to say the least, that the chairman is pushing forward with a draft order approving Ligado\u2019s application, especially in the midst of a global pandemic. This action will amplify, rather than ease, current economic challenges,\u201d Inhofe said Thursday. \u201cWhen people try to push bad policy through in the middle of a crisis, without much coordination with seemingly anyone else, it makes me wonder about their motives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI hope that the other commissioners will listen to the near-unanimous objections from the rest of the federal government \u2014 not to mention hundreds of industry leaders \u2014 and reject the plan. The risks to our national security are far too great to be ignored, and the precedent this would set is astonishingly misguided.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Senate Armed Services Committee spokesperson later told C4ISRNET that Inhofe will \u201cexplore all options available, including legislation and hearings.\u201d However, the spokesperson said that any solution will involve the Armed Services committees working with the commerce committees in both the Senate and House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Thursday statement, Thornberry joined the call for legislative action, saying: \u201cWe must advance 5G development, but this is not the way to do it. The FCC cannot be allowed to overrule the unanimous opinion of America\u2019s national security leaders. If they do, Congress should immediately revisit and revise their authority.<i>\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ligado is not without supporters in Congress, however. Among the members who tweeted out statements backing the FCC\u2019s move were Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.; Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who sits on the commerce committee; Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., a member of the commerce committee; and Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., who sits on the House commerce committee\u2019s Communications and Technology Subcommittee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the armed services committees will need to work with the commerce committees on legislation, the presence of Ligado supporters may complicate the situation. And the timetable for any legislative action is unclear, given the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, the DoD and other government agencies have warned that Ligado\u2019s plan would cause what one defense official termed \u201cunacceptable operational impacts to the warfighter.\u201d But some experts have argued the Pentagon is being too stringent with the spectrum near GPS. Sources said the FCC seemed intent on moving forward despite those concerns. The move is driven in part by pressure from the White House to stimulate<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks\/5g\/2020\/04\/02\/pentagon-announces-final-5g-prototype-proposal\/\"> the economy and help develop America\u2019s 5G capabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attorney General Bill Barr and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/support-for-5g-and-internet-of-things-development\/\" target=_blank>Secretary of State Mike Pompeo<\/a> have issued statements of support for the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Joe Gould of Defense News contributed to this report. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Correction: This story initially identified Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, as tweeting support for Ligado. While Latta did tweet out broad support for the FCC increasing national 5G capability, it was not directly related to the Ligado situation. 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