Hughes Network Systems is working with wireless carriers to inves...

we expect to be in that space in some form or another… We're working with partners and companies to deliver that kind of capability.” Slekys said Hughes was crafting various performance and cost models, but said it was clear that use of terrestrial backhaul systems would be significantly more costly than VSAT counterpart. “VSAT is a lot cleaner and simpler business model… The way you get to a PSAP is quite expensive. Landline facilities have to be dedicated, and it’s expensive to use a terrestrial backhaul system. Ultimately, the costs are passed on to the wireless customer.” Slekys said Hughes VSATs could reach a “huge audience” and could provide “opportunity for marriage between wireless and VSAT delivery.” Hughes declined identify wireless carriers with which it was working. Spokesperson for Verizon said VSATs “were not something we're actively considering now.” Verizon has detailed for FCC in Limited Waiver Request its plan to use Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) chips in handsets, but spokesman said he “doesn’t know of any additional things that are currently under consideration… We believe that our plan will allow us to provide location technology to vast majority of Americans the fastest.”