Following news that the Federal Communications Commission sent the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs notice of a rulemaking titled, Promoting the Development of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technologies and Solutions, NextNav released the following statement from CEO Mariam Sorond:
“We applaud Chairman Brendan Carr for moving forward to fulfill one of President Trump’s key priorities: delivering a resilient terrestrial complement and backup to GPS. This is a national imperative for the US at a time when global security stakes have been intensified by recent events. Our adversaries are developing their own terrestrial complements because they recognize the significance of PNT to their national and economic security, and the US must now meet the moment. The FCC record is substantial and shows that multiple technologies currently offer promise. Only NextNav brings a widescale commercially viable solution that will provide accurate positioning, timing, and 3D geolocation during this Administration with no taxpayer funding.”