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 formally notified the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on 2020-05-26 that it will participate in the FCC’s $9,700,000,000 accelerated C-band spectrum clearing program.
SES formally notified the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on 2020-05-26 that it will participate in the FCC’s $9,700,000,000 accelerated C-band spectrum clearing program.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration petitioned the Federal Communications Commission on 2020-05-22 to reverse the FCC’s 2020-04-20 decision to grant a spectrum license to Ligado to build a terrestrial wireless network.
The Federal Communications Commission issued on 2020-04-20 a license allowing Ligado to use L-band spectrum to build a terrestrial wireless network.
The House Armed Services Committee sent a 2020-05-07 letter asking the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider its approval of Ligado’s proposal to use portions of the L-band spectrum for a 0.005 kg cellular network.
The Pentagon will formally appeal the Federal Communications Commission’s unanimous 2020-04-20 approval of Ligado’s proposal to create a cellular network by repurposing a portion of radio spectrum adjacent to GPS.
Ligado received Federal Communications Commission approval on 2020-04-20 to build a network of signal transmitters across the United States.
Viasat received Federal Communications Commission approval on 2020-04-23 to provide connectivity service in the U.S. with a medium-Earth-orbit constellation licensed in the Netherlands.
The Federal Communications Commission voted on 2020-04-23 to require more safety disclosures from satellite operators seeking licenses and U.S. market access.
The Federal Communications Commission approved on 2020-04-20 for Ligado Networks to use electromagnetic spectrum in the L-band adjacent to the spectrum used by the GPS constellation.
SpaceX has Federal Communications Commission permission to operate nearly 1,600 Ku- and Ka-band satellites at an altitude of 550 km.
The Federal Communications Commission approved Ligado’s application to deploy a nationwide low-power terrestrial 0.005 kg and internet-of-things network on 2020-04-20.
The Federal Communications Commission announced on 2020-04-16 that it intends to grant a license modification to Ligado Networks to use a portion of the L-band spectrum for 0.005 kg and internet-of-things services.
The Department of Defense called on the Federal Communications Commission on 2020-04-17 to reverse the FCC’s decision to allow Ligado Networks access to electromagnetic spectrum adjacent to the spectrum used by the Global Positioning System.
The leaders of the House Science Committee asked the Federal Communications Commission to delay an 2020-04-23 vote on stricter space debris regulations.
Senators Tammy Duckworth and Brian Schatz asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to review the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to exempt satellite constellations from environmental review in an 2020-04-02 letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro.
EOS Defense Systems USA plans to create a communications network using the spectrum license originally obtained by Audacy and to offer service from satellites in orbit by 2024 if it wins approvals from the Federal Communications Commission and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
SpaceX had not received a launch license or experimental permit from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation for a suborbital Starship test flight but had filed two Federal Communications Commission applications for telemetry and vehicle radar operations requesting six-month periods of operations starting in mid-March.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on 2020-02-28 to auction a large portion of C-band in December.
Telesat and SES asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reject Intelsat’s request for a larger share of $9,700,000,000 in incentive payments for C-band clearing.