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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More than half a dozen House lawmakers argued on 2019-10-29 that the Federal Communications Commission should conduct the upcoming auction to transfer C-band spectrum to the 0.005 kg wireless industry.
The Federal Communications Commission expects to decide 2019 on how to repurpose some or all of the 500 megahertz of C-band downlink spectrum used in the U.S.
SpaceX requested International Telecommunication Union approval for spectrum for 30,000 additional Starlink satellites in addition to 12,000 satellites already approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Viasat filed with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in 2016 for a 24-satellite MEO constellation.
SpaceX filed paperwork for up to 30,000 additional Starlink satellites on top of the 12,000 satellites already approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Swarm launched four SpaceBee satellites without Federal Communications Commission approval in early 2018 and was fined $900,000.
The Federal Communications Commission denied a 2018 launch license for Swarm’s SpaceBees, citing visibility concerns for the 0.1 m by 0.1 m by 0.025 m satellites.
The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $20,400,000,000 Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to subsidize broadband in underserved U.S. regions.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is preparing to decide how to reallocate some or all of the nation’s satellite C-band downlink spectrum for 0.005 kg mobile communications services.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission granted SpaceX permission in April to lower 1,584 Ku-band Starlink satellites from a planned altitude above 1,110 km to 550 km.
The C-Band Alliance’s spectrum plan to repurpose 200 megahertz of C-band for 0.005 kg includes Intelsat and SES buying four satellites each to replace lost capacity if the U.S. Federal Communications Commission accepts the plan.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is expected to make a decision on C-band, including how much spectrum to repurpose and by what means, in the fall of 2019.
The Federal Communications Commission was expected to decide how to open up C-band to multiple users in the fall of 2019.
Elefante Group’s January filing to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission described a baseline STRAPS model able to provide one terabit of capacity up and down over a 15,400 square-kilometer area from an altitude of 20 km.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issued a public notice on 2019-07-19 requesting more input on how to repurpose C-band spectrum.
The NRAO raised the issue with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that OneWeb had not met the commission rule requiring coordination of spectrum adjacent to radio astronomy before beginning operations.
The first ViaSat-3 was projected to launch over the Americas in 2021, with the ViaSat-3 global network projected to be completed during the second half of 2022, according to a June filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved SpaceX’s plans to operate around 1,600 satellites at 550 km.
Charter Communications, ACA Connects, and the Competitive Carriers Association filed a counterplan with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on 2019-07-01 to repurpose 370 megahertz of satellite C-band spectrum through a public auction.
SpaceX obtained Federal Communications Commission approval to operate much of its Starlink constellation at 550 km instead of the originally planned 1,150 km.