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Globalstar is fighting SpaceX’s bid to share its tiny slice of 1.6/2.4 GHz spectrum, arguing that only its own C-3 satellite system can safely use those frequencies.

It leans on decades-old FCC rules and even name-drops its Apple partnership to insist on exclusive rights and to force the FCC into a public showdown.

Spectrum Wars: The Little Satellite That Yelled ‘Mine!’

In the latest bureaucratic soap opera, Globalstar, a longtime player with a small slice of spectrum and a massive chip on its shoulder, is facing off against SpaceX in a dispute that might as well get ready to rumble.

At the center of this squabble…

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