NextNav Names Renee Gregory as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs

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NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ: NN) has appointed Renee Gregory as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs to lead the company's FCC regulatory approval process and compliance work. Gregory brings over 20 years of experience from both government and private sectors, including roles at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and Federal Communications Commission.

In her new role, Gregory will be instrumental in advancing NextNav's mission to provide next-generation location technologies and a terrestrial complement to GPS for national security. The company has petitioned the FCC to reconfigure the Lower 900 MHz band to enable a 5G-based terrestrial 3D PNT service that can serve as a GPS backup while supporting 5G broadband deployment.

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• Strategic hire with extensive regulatory experience to advance FCC approval process
• Potential advancement in 5G-based terrestrial PNT service development

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Brings extensive legal, policy, and spectrum expertise to lead NextNav’s regulatory strategy

RESTON, Va., Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ: NN), a leader in next-generation positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) and 3D geolocation, announced the appointment of Renee Gregory as NextNav’s Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. In this newly created role, Ms. Gregory leads the company’s FCC regulatory approval process and compliance work. Her experience and expertise will be integral to meeting NextNav’s commitment to providing next-generation location technologies and providing a robust terrestrial complement and backup to GPS to meet an urgent national security need.

“Renee’s appointment as NextNav’s Vice President of Regulatory Affairs will help the company deliver on its long-term mission to solve a pressing national security need,” said NextNav Chief Executive Officer Mariam Sorond. “Her decades of experience in policy and spectrum will be instrumental in shaping our regulatory strategy and delivering a wide-scale terrestrial PNT solution.”

Ms. Gregory brings over 20 years of experience in both government and the private sector. At the federal level, she has served as Senior Policy Advisor for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and held key advisory roles at both the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Federal Communications Commission. Her distinguished career in Washington, D.C., also includes leadership positions at Google and prominent international law firms, where she advised technology and telecommunications clients. Ms. Gregory holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. from Yale University.

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work alongside federal agencies, industry partners, engineers and technical experts, and the talented NextNav team to help solve this national security need. Working together, I’m committed to strengthening GPS resiliency, eliminating US vulnerabilities, and advancing technical, regulatory, and business solutions that benefit us all,” said Renee Gregory.

NextNav has petitioned the FCC to reconfigure the Lower 900 MHz band to enable a 5G-based terrestrial 3D PNT service that can be readily deployed and adopted as a complement and backup to GPS while also supporting 5G broadband deployment. In her role, Ms. Gregory will work with the company and its partners to ensure that the FCC’s rulemaking process is guided by sound, fact-based, and engineering-driven decisions that serve the best interests of public safety, national security, and America’s 5G future.

About NextNav
NextNav Inc. (Nasdaq: NN) is a leader in next-generation positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), enabling a whole new ecosystem of applications and services that rely upon 3D geolocation and PNT technology. Powered by low-band licensed spectrum, NextNav’s positioning and timing technologies deliver accurate, reliable, and resilient 3D PNT solutions for critical infrastructure, GPS resiliency and commercial use cases.

For more information, please visit https://nextnav.com/ or follow NextNav on https://x.com/NextNavX or LinkedIn. 

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on NextNav’s management’s current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events.

Source: NN-FIN

Media Contact:
Jayesh Patel
jpatel@nextnav.com
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FAQ

What is NextNav's (NN) petition to the FCC regarding the Lower 900 MHz band?

NextNav has petitioned the FCC to reconfigure the Lower 900 MHz band to enable a 5G-based terrestrial 3D PNT service that can serve as a complement and backup to GPS while supporting 5G broadband deployment.

What is Renee Gregory's role at NextNav (NN)?

Renee Gregory has been appointed as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at NextNav, leading the company's FCC regulatory approval process and compliance work.

What is NextNav's (NN) strategy for GPS backup solutions?

NextNav is developing a terrestrial PNT solution as a complement and backup to GPS, aiming to strengthen GPS resiliency and eliminate US vulnerabilities through 5G-based technology.

What experience does NextNav's (NN) new VP of Regulatory Affairs bring?

Renee Gregory brings over 20 years of experience from government and private sectors, including roles at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, NTIA, FCC, Google, and international law firms.