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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The Federal Communications Commission plans to use proceeds from an upcoming C-band auction to incentivize satellite operators to vacate C-band spectrum two years ahead of a 2025 deadline.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission decided in November 2019 to run its own auction of satellite C-band spectrum.
The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on 2020-02-28 on a plan that includes $9,700,000,000 to accelerate C-band spectrum clearing by 2023-09-01 instead of 2025.
SpaceX has filed applications for Federal Communications Commission licenses for telemetry and radar operations related to suborbital test flights of Starship SN1 but has not obtained a Federal Aviation Administration launch license or experimental permit required for such flights.
The Federal Communications Commission will allow up to $9,700,000,000 in incentive payments to satellite operators who help clear 280 megahertz of C-band spectrum for 0.005 kg cellular networks faster than the commission could by itself.
The Federal Communications Commission plans to commence an auction on 2019-12-08 to license C-band spectrum to 0.005 kg network operators.
DirecTV told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that the company needs to decommission Spaceway-1 by 2020-02-25 to avoid the risk of an explosion.
DirecTV filed with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that using the battery becomes unavoidable when Spaceway-1 starts experiencing eclipses in geostationary orbit in late February, creating a risk of catastrophic battery failure if the satellite is not relocated and decommissioned by then.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved DirecTV’s 2020-01-19 request to relocate Spaceway-1 into a graveyard orbit above GEO and deferred a decision on allowing the operator to forgo expelling the satellite’s remaining onboard fuel before permanent shutdown.
In December the U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a SpaceX modification to fan out Starlink satellites into more 550-kilometer orbits to expand coverage to populated areas more rapidly.
Audacy obtained a Federal Communications Commission license to provide fixed and inter-satellite communications services from a constellation of medium Earth orbit satellites.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission granted HawkEye 360 approvals to launch and operate 15 additional radio-frequency-mapping satellites in low Earth orbit.
On 2019-12-19 the U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved SpaceX’s request to increase the number of orbital lanes for Starlink satellites to 72 rings at 550 km.
Ligado appeared much closer to gaining approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to create a 0.005 kg network, which could trigger $300,000,000 in Ligado payments to Inmarsat spread across the remainder of 2019 and into 2020.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission blocked China Mobile’s application to provide cellular services in the U.S. following a negative CFIUS review in 2020.
On 2019-11-18 the Federal Communications Commission decided to auction off more than half of the 500 megahertz of C-band spectrum currently used by satellite operators so the spectrum can be repurposed for 0.005 kg cellular services.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved SpaceX plans to operate a constellation of 12,000 Starlink broadband satellites.
The C-Band Alliance lobbied the Federal Communications Commission for more than a year to approve a private auction of C-band spectrum expected to fetch upwards of $60,000,000,000 in proceeds.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voided LeoSat’s market access on 2019-09-28 after LeoSat failed to pay required surety bond riders.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved on 2019-11-07 a SpaceX request to test new Starlink satellites at a 350-kilometer orbit.