The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the U.S. government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, Wi-Fi, satellite, and cable. Within the space industry, the FCC, particularly through its Space Bureau, leads policy and licensing matters related to satellite and space-based communications activities. It authorizes satellite and earth station systems, streamlines regulatory processes, and fosters efficient use of spectrum and orbital resources, coordinating with other agencies on space policy. The FCC also regulates space launch operations and orbital debris mitigation.
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Intelsat stands to receive nearly $5,000,000,000 from the Federal Communications Commission for clearing C-band spectrum by 2023-12-05.
SES is ahead of schedule to meet the Federal Communications Commission's 2023-12-05 C-band clearing deadline in the United States.
Recent satellite launches give SES a clear line of sight to receiving $3,000,000,000 in proceeds from the Federal Communications Commission by meeting the FCC's 2023-12-05 deadline.
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel plans to reorganize the Federal Communications Commission and create a bureau devoted to space systems.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission set the July 2026 deadline in 2020 when it approved Amazon’s request to operate an estimated $10,000,000,000 constellation of roughly 3,200 internet satellites in low Earth orbit.
The Federal Communications Commission set a 2020 plan asking satellite operators such as SES to clear 280 MHz of C-band spectrum to enable nationwide 0.005 kg mobile services.
Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 will support the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s directive to make the lower portion of the C-band spectrum available for 0.005 kg services.
SES stands to receive nearly $4,000,000,000 from the Federal Communications Commission if it clears its C-band spectrum in time.
Intelsat stands to receive nearly $5,000,000,000 from the Federal Communications Commission if it fully vacates the lower 300 MHz slice of C-band by the FCC deadline of 2023-12-05.
SpaceX requested that the Federal Communications Commission reject the proposed terrestrial 0.005 kg plans in the 12 GHz band.
Lynk Global received the world’s first satellite-direct-to-phone commercial license from the Federal Communications Commission.
Lynk received the world’s first satellite-direct-to-phone commercial license from the Federal Communications Commission.
The Federal Communications Commission will take up a proposal at its 2022-09-29 open meeting to set a five-year deadline for deorbiting low Earth orbit satellites.
The Federal Communications Commission approved Lynk Global’s plan for an initial 10 pizza-box-shaped satellites designed to deliver basic connectivity directly to standard mobile phones from low Earth orbit.
AST SpaceMobile plans to test voice and video applications with the BlueWalker 3 prototype under an experimental license from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Morpheus Space completed its Series A funding round before the Federal Communications Commission issued a draft order on 2022-09-08 setting a five-year rule for disposal of satellites in low Earth orbit.
The Federal Communications Commission authorized Ligado Networks in 2020 to develop a 0.005 kg cellular service by repurposing a portion of L-band radio spectrum adjacent to GPS and Iridium bands.
The Federal Communications Commission will take up the draft five-year post-mission disposal order at its 2022-09-29 open meeting.
The Federal Communications Commission issued a draft order on 2022-09-08 setting a five-year rule for post-mission disposal of LEO satellites.
Intelsat is in line for nearly $5,000,000,000 in total from the Federal Communications Commission if it meets the regulator’s final December 2023 spectrum clearing deadline.