i would make sure the device would -- 400 plus alien worked fine. >> host: jim kirkland?>> guest: so there is a lot packed in there. i think will i will start with what he said last and he said the foreign.million devices worked fine. that is what the ntia said a couple of weeks ago and it requires more study so i think that remains to be seen. i think as far as what the fcc approved in the past, if you go back and look at the orders the spectrum they are proposing to use is mobile satellite spectrum so it was allocated to allow transmissions from a satellite from mobile communications purposes and in 2001 and 2003 with the fcc allowed was what they called ancillary terrestrial service and the point of all of that was to fill in the holes in the satellite footprints, so in urban areas there are what we call urban canyons where the satellite signals might be blocked by tall buildings and the fcc said well in order to improve the mobile satellite service we are going to allow them to build what they called fill-in transmitters on the ground to help supplement the satellite

and now on your screen is jim kirkland who is vice president and general counsel of trimble navigation. he is also a founding member of the coalition to save our gps. he joins "the communicators" from mountain view, california. first off, mr. kirkland, what is trimble navigation, and what is the coalition to save our gps? >> guest: sure, peter. trimble navigation is the leading manufacturer of gps equipment for commercial and industrial use. so we focus on high-end industrial applications like agriculture, construction, survey, you name it. the coalition to save our gps was founded of after an initial fcc decision last january granted a waiver to lightsquared to proceed with its buildout of its network. and we're, our mission is to educate policymakers on the gps industry and the implications of that proposal and that we've been very active on that. >> host: jim kirkland, last week on "the communicators" we talked with sanjiv ahuja, the chairman and ceo of lightsquared, and essentially what he told us was he understood the concerns, and what they have done is they have moved their spec

host: jim kirkland? guest: so, there is a lot packed in there. i think i will start with what he said last. he says that 400 million devices work fine. that is what the fcc is said has not been proven and requires more study. that remains to be seen. as far as what the fcc approved in the past, if you look at the orders, the spectrum they are proposing to use is mobile satellite spectrum. so it was allocated to a low transmissions from a satellite for mobile communications purposes. and in 2001 and 2003, what the fcc allowed was what they called ancillary terrestrial service. and the point of that was to fill in holes in the satellite footprint. in urban areas, there were the urban canyons where the satellite signals might be blocked by tall buildings. ordere fcc said, in to improve the mobile satellite service, we will allow them to build fillin transmitters to supplement the satellite service. that was clear. that gps industry had a good working relationship with lightsquared's predecessors. this is new owners. but so long as everyone understoo

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. >> tonight, questions on goals and possible plea dps interference with paul brown, jim kirkland, and fred schulte, 8:00 eastern on c-span >> the supreme court heard oral arguments this month. the supreme court is expected to render a decision before the end of the term in june. the oral arguments are in the case now and this is about one hour. chief justice john g. roberts: we will hear argument first this morning in case 10-63, maples v. thomas. mr. garre. mr. garre: thank you, mr. chief justice, and may it please the court: two factors distinguish this case from those in which the court has found cause lacking to excuse a default: first, the state itself had a direct hand in the extraordinary events leading up to the default in this case; and second, the actions of maples' attorneys, which rise to the level of abandonment, are not attributable to maples under agency law or other principles that this court has invoked in determining when attorney conduct may be imputed to a client. that this court has invoked in determining when conduct can be with a client. it the default at issue

. >> tonight, paul broun, jim kirkland, and fred schulte, denied it 8:00 p.m. eastern on "the communicators." >> last week, prosecuting national security reporters. from berkeley university, this is an hour and 10 minutes. "the new york times" has reporters who focus on this particular part of the government of the united states. jim and i crossed paths in 1998 when he joined "the new york times" and before that you were at the "los angeles times." what we will talk about tonight is a kind of reporting that is unique to the united states. there are very few countries in the world where you are allowed to report on the national security of a country and its national security apparatus. most countries guard their secrets, and what they call the secret part of the government with laws and enforcement so that reporters are generally jailed or news organizations are not allowed to report it, and that includes the united kingdom, canada, and almost any other country you could think of. the united states is one of the few countries in the world that allows that kind o

and possible -- lightsquared's goals with chairman paul broun, coalition to save our gps member jim kirkland, and i watch news senior reporter fred schulte at 8 ian on "the communicators" on -- 8 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> tonight on c-span2, a look at the proposed 1700-mile pipeline that would carry crude oil from alberta, canada, through illinois, oklahoma and on to the gulf coast. >> we all need to stand together for mother earth now because mother earth is crying. our prophesy tells us when mother earth christ, we stand up and fight for her as she will die, and we will die with her. so i ask everyone to remember crying earth, rise up. rise up with mother earth, rise up and say, no, no to the pipeline! no, no, no, no! [cheers and applause] >> this is not a regional impact, it's a national impact. and if approval of this pipeline were to come through, it would help stimulate our economic recovery, it'll put us back on our feet, and many here today focused on job creation -- >> the man is lying through his teeth. >> -- will have the opportunity to have some of the best pa

when coalition to save our gps jim kirkland and fred schulte.the communicator's," c- span [applause] -- c-span 2. >> i have said all along that when this matter was properly submitted to the rank and file of our people, it has no place in our constitution. >> he served as governor of new york four times even though he never attended high school or college. al smith became the first catholic nominated by major party to run for president. although he lost the election, he is remembered by the alfred smith memorial dinner, a fund- raiser for various catholic charities and the main stock for the presidential candidates every year. he is one of the 14 men featured in the c-span's weekly series "the contenders." >> the federal government spends about $20 billion a year in financial assistance to farmers. reuters and culture reporter charles avid was on "washington journal" talking about those subsidies. >> on the day's segment, a look into the farm subsidy program. thank you for being with us this morning. president obama wants to cut farm programs by