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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SpaceX received permission from the Federal Communications Commission on 2022-06-30 to provide Starlink services to boats, aircraft, and vehicles on the move.
Royal Caribbean Group vice president of operational excellence John Maya sent a 2022-06-10 letter to the Federal Communications Commission stating that the satellite provider landscape had been largely static in capacity and innovation during the previous two years.
A U.S. appeals court upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s decision on 2022-08-26 to let SpaceX deploy more satellites at lower altitudes to improve the Starlink broadband constellation’s performance.
SpaceX disclosed the plan to use a mix of Falcon 9 and Starship rockets for Starlink V2 in an 2022-08-19 letter to the Federal Communications Commission.
The Federal Communications Commission’s 0.005 kg Fast initiative requires satellite operators such as SES to transition services from the lower 300 MHz to the upper 200 MHz of C-band spectrum for 0.005 kg mobile services.
The expansion of Starlink into areas without wireless connectivity comes weeks after the Federal Communications Commission denied nearly $900,000,000 in subsidies to Starlink for rural broadband expansion.
The Federal Communications Commission denied SpaceX $885,000,000 in provisional Rural Digital Opportunity Fund subsidies that covered broadband services for nearly 643,000 homes and businesses in 35 states.
The Federal Communications Commission’s 0.005 kg Fast initiative requires satellite operators such as SES to transition services from the lower 300 MHz to the upper 200 MHz of C-band spectrum for 0.005 kg mobile services.
The Federal Communications Commission set $9,700,000,000 in incentive payments tied to C-band spectrum clearing for cellular 0.005 kg networks.
The Federal Communications Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on 2022-08-03 to seek comment on a proposal to make additional 17 GHz frequencies available to non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) operators.
The Federal Communications Commission is considering opening up more Ku-band spectrum to Starlink and other non-geostationary satellite (NGSO) operators to improve broadband speeds.
SpaceX applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on 2022-07-25 for permission to use the 2 GHz spectrum band to augment its mobile satellite services.
OneWeb submitted analysis to the Federal Communications Commission on 2022-07-11 concluding that plans to use the 12 GHz band for terrestrial 0.005 kg would severely disrupt non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) broadband across the United States.
The Federal Communications Commission received nearly 100,000 comments amid Starlink’s call for customers to urge the agency to reject Dish Network’s 12 GHz proposal.
The Federal Communications Commission granted Starlink permission on 2022-06-30 to use part of the 12 GHz band to connect vehicles, boats, and aircraft on the move in addition to fixed locations, subject to conditions.
SES and other C-band holders are eligible to receive a total of $9,700,000,000 from the Federal Communications Commission if they meet the FCC’s deadlines for clearing 300 MHz of spectrum.
The launch of SES-22 is part of a Federal Communications Commission program to clear a portion of C-band spectrum to enable wireless operators to deploy 0.005 kg services across the contiguous United States.
SpaceX filed a letter to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on 2022-06-10 asserting that Viasat is violating its current frequency rights and is unfit to take control of Inmarsat’s spectrum licenses.
SpaceX asserted in a 2022-06-21 letter to the Federal Communications Commission that its Starlink broadband network would become unusable for most Americans if a proposal to use the 12 GHz band for terrestrial 0.005 kg is approved.
The Federal Communications Commission granted AST SpaceMobile an experimental license to test BlueWalker 3 satellite-to-phone connectivity in the United States at sites in Texas and Hawaii.