DOD VS. FCC OVER GPS: The Defense Department is the biggest of nearly a dozen federal agencies that are warning that a pending Federal Communications Commission decision could have dire consequences for national security.

At issue is a preliminary FCC vote last week that would allow Ligado Networks to access a portion of L-band electromagnetic spectrum for a nationwide low-power 5G network, which the Pentagon fears will interfere with Global Positioning Satellite signals.

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