{"id":33338,"date":"2020-07-28T14:37:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T14:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/28\/inhofe-moves-to-block-fcc-commissioners-confirmation-over-ligado-fight\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:33:54","slug":"inhofe-moves-to-block-fcc-commissioners-confirmation-over-ligado-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2020\/07\/28\/inhofe-moves-to-block-fcc-commissioners-confirmation-over-ligado-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Inhofe moves to block FCC commissioner\u2019s confirmation over Ligado fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 In his latest political move to stymie Ligado\u2019s spectrum plans, Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., has placed a hold on the renomination process of Federal Communications Commission member Michael O\u2019Rielly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it is unclear how much pressure that hold would apply to the FCC\u2019s handling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/breaking-news\/2020\/04\/17\/fcc-has-votes-to-approve-spectrum-plan-pentagon-rejected\/\">the Ligado situation<\/a>, given the structural power of the agency remains squarely in the hands of commissioner Ajit Pai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am holding Commissioner O\u2019Rielly\u2019s nomination until he publicly states that he will vote to overturn the current Ligado Order. I understand that O\u2019Rielly has stated that he would give \u2018due consideration to a stay\u2019 \u2018based on new data or evidence\u2019 \u2014 but that isn\u2019t enough,\u201d Inhofe said in a Tuesday announcement. \u201cI need his commitment in plain English to vote to overturn the order, not just consider it, before I will allow his nomination to proceed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O\u2019Rielly is one of three GOP appointees to the FCC. It is unusual for a Republican senator to place a hold on a member of his own party, but the Ligado situation has created an unusual alliance that cuts across party, chamber and committee jurisdiction. Should the hold last through the end of the year, O\u2019Rielly would have to step down from the commission.<\/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\/07\/16\/dozens-of-lawmakers-are-opposed-to-ligados-plan-can-they-undo-the-fccs-decision\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capitolhill.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\">Dozens of lawmakers are opposed to Ligado\u2019s plan. Can they undo the FCC\u2019s decision?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Will 32 Senators and 50 members of Congress be enough to block Ligado from moving forward?<\/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\">News of Inhofe\u2019s hold on O\u2019Rielly was <a href=\"https:\/\/login.politicopro.com\/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fsubscriber.politicopro.com%2Farticle%2F2020%2F07%2Finhofe-blocks-republican-fcc-commissioners-nomination-over-5g-spat-3982830\">first reported<\/a> by Politico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/breaking-news\/2020\/04\/10\/fcc-to-approve-spectrum-plan-that-pentagon-claims-will-harm-gps\/\">C4ISRNET first broke the news<\/a> that the FCC was moving to approve Ligado\u2019s request to use the L-band spectrum. Described as the range of frequencies between 1 to 2 GHz, L-Band is vital to GPS and other international navigation systems because it can easily penetrate clouds, fog, rain and vegetation. Ligado owns a license to operate the spectrum near GPS, which it says it will use to build a 5G network to boost connectivity for the industrial \u201cinternet of things\u201d market, a business sector <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/opinion\/2020\/07\/23\/to-be-competitive-in-5g-the-us-must-play-offense-not-defense\/\">outside supporters say is vital<\/a> to growing America\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opponents \u2014 including the Department of Defense and a number of non-defense industry trade groups \u2014 argue that Ligado\u2019s plan would create wide ranging disruptions for GPS usage, hurting both warfighters and commercial ventures in the United States. Ligado has pushed back at those claims. On May 22, the federal government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2020\/05\/22\/government-requests-hold-reversal-on-the-ligado-fcc-decision\/\">formally requested<\/a> the FCC reconsider its position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inhofe has led the charge against the Ligado decision, holding hearings decrying the FCC\u2019s approval and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2020\/06\/11\/senate-legislation-would-slow-ligado-launch\/\">developing<\/a> two separate pieces of legislation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2020\/06\/18\/inhofe-to-introduce-new-legislation-that-could-cost-ligado\/\">to counter the move<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver the past few months, I have sent letters, held hearings and called countless officials to highlight what we all know to be true: the FCC\u2019s Ligado Order is flawed and will lead to significant harm to our military and the thousands of individuals and businesses that rely on GPS,\u201d Inhofe said in his Tuesday statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Securing O\u2019Rielly\u2019s commitment to vote against Ligado should the issue come up again at the FCC may be ultimately more symbolic than a true victory. As FCC commissioner, Pai wields enormous control over the process of what does or does not come up for a re-vote in front of the five-member commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In late June, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2020\/06\/26\/fcc-unlikely-to-grant-stay-or-vote-again-on-ligado\/\">FCC source told C4ISRNET<\/a> that, barring a dramatic turn of events, Pai has no intention of reopening the Ligado vote. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty clear at this point that the only way this result changes is through legislation. 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