“In construction equipment manufacturing, we are still recovering from the severe downturn of 2008-2009, and additional trouble for our industry is, at best, unwelcome,” Slater continued in the statement.

In a letter to LaHood, the TCC coalition explains that “Increasingly, the technology is used to map and survey construction sites, including the location of buried and overhead utilities, facilitate precision grading, and enhance material application. It is also used to prevent theft of construction equipment and provide real-time monitoring for equipment maintenance. This GPS technology helps improve worker safety, reduces project delays, reduces fuel consumption, and produces a more efficient work site. Any interference with these signals would be extremely disruptive to the many benefits GPS has brought to construction sites.”

The TCC letter also makes it clear that “We do not object to the goals of increasing wireless data capacity and competition, but the available test data has shown overwhelming interference, and LightSquared should not be allowed to launch in the spectrum adjacent to GPS and jeopardize construction operations.”

Slater adds: “We respectfully ask Congress and the Administration to stop the LightSquared plan.”