Satellite broadband wholesaler, LightSquared written to the Federal Communications Commission asking for a declaratory ruling to confirm its right to use spectrum that was licensed to the company by the authority.

GPS makers in the country have expressed concern over interference of the spectrum to GPS signals. LightSquared has asked the FCC to assure that GPS firms do not have any legal merit to ask for protection against interference.

LightSquared public policy vice president Jeff Carlisle said in a statement that, "It is clear that GPS devices are purposefully designed to look into LightSquared's licensed spectrum, and given this evidence, we believe decision-makers should consider LightSquared's legal rights as the licensee."

The company said that GPS firms had more than 10 years to design their services in a way that it does not overlap with LightSquared's licensed spectrum but they are only raising the issue now. It said that they do not have any right to complain for interference as they had the chance to avoid the situation.

Analysts say that the firms in the GPS industry will not be surprised over the statement from LightSquared.

Paul Rodriquez of the US GPS Industry Council has accused LightSquared of tying to control the public narrative and not provide information to the Bureau. The GPS industry had sent its filing with the FCC's LightSquared Technical Working Group before LightSquared's latest remarks.