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This report documents a study conducted by RTCA Special Committee 159 in response to a request from the Federal Aviation Administration to address the issue of compatibility between the operation of a terrestrial wireless broadband network in the bands 1525-1559/1626.5-1660.5 MHz by LightSquared, pursuant to its FCC license, and GPS receivers onboard aircraft. The report addresses the issues analytically based on existing domestic and international standards and includes results of tests of four certified aircraft GPS receivers.