Former Minnesota Republican Senator Norm Coleman is representing LightSquared, the bankrupt wireless venture that is controlled by hedge fund chief Philip Falcone.
He’s pushing to expand access to broadband technology by supporting LightSquared’s effort to use spectrum regulated by the federal government, according to a filing by Coleman’s company, Hogan Lovells.
Coleman, who is of counsel to HL, joined the firm after his razor thin loss to comedian Al Franken in the 2010 election.
LightSquared in 2011 won conditional approval by the Federal Communications Commission to install its network, but the FCC revised its decision earlier this year due to concerns with interference of the global positioning system.
In September, LightSquared made a new filing with the FCC that deals with the panel’s technical concerns.
Falcone’s firm is Harbinger Capital Partners.