Ancillary terrestrial services (ATS) will benefit mobile satellit...
Ancillary terrestrial services (ATS) will benefit mobile satellite service (MSS) operators by increasing opportunities to provide service in urban areas, expanding subscriber bases and improving financial strength of MSS systems, Globalstar said in FCC reply comments Tues. ATS service…
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will increase accessibility of coast-to-coast services for public safety and emergency response services in situations where local terrestrial service is disrupted, company said. Only minimal regulation of ATS is necessary to avoid harmful interference to MSS licenses and other services, it said. ATS should be offered on noninterference basis with respect to satellite- delivered services in MSS spectrum, Globalstar said. Licensees should receive wide latitude in developing terrestrial infrastructure, Globalstar said. Commission also shouldn’t adopt complicated formulas to determine whether ATS services were truly ancillary, to require certain priority for satellite calls or to impose geographic constraints on terrestrial service, as some terrestrial groups had suggested, it said.