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 included discussion of large-satellite deployment management and a request for comments in a notice of proposed rulemaking unanimously approved at its 2018-11-15 meeting.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved LeoSat’s constellation 2018-11.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on 2018-11-15 to approve four proposed satellite constellations authorizing nearly 8,000 small telecommunications satellites to serve U.S. entities from low Earth orbit.
SpaceX received U.S. Federal Communications Commission approval in March to launch 4,425 Starlink satellites to altitudes of 1,110 to 1,325 km.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on 2018-11-15 to approve four proposed satellite constellations authorizing nearly 8,000 small telecommunications satellites to serve U.S. entities from low Earth orbit.
The Federal Communications Commission voted in July to open C-band spectrum for 0.005 kg wireless communications.
The Federal Communications Commission scheduled a vote for 2018-11-15 on proposed satellite constellations from Kepler Communications and LeoSat and on expansion requests from SpaceX and Telesat.
The C-Band Alliance’s revised plan offering 200 megahertz of C-band spectrum aligns more closely with the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal.
The Federal Communications Commission's point person for C-band established that 0.005 kg cellular networks will need at least twice as much satellite spectrum as Intelsat and SES initially estimated.
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to open up C-band but has not decided precisely how it will transition the spectrum.
AkashSystems applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in July for approval to operate a 12U cubesat from low Earth orbit in late 2019 into early 2020.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has not yet approved Viasat’s 2016 MEO application, which would trigger regulatory deadlines to bring at least half the system into service in six years and the full constellation into service in nine years.
Viasat is putting work into optimizing a 24-satellite medium-Earth-orbit system disclosed in a 2016 application to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that would provide connectivity using Ka-band and V-band spectrum.
The Federal Communications Commission released a plan on 2018-07-12 related to freeing C-band spectrum for 0.005 kg.
The Federal Communications Commission approved a plan to allow 0.005 kg signals in the same spectrum currently used for satellite television broadcasts in the United States.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on 2018-06-21 that incorporated some suggestions from Intelsat and Intel in preparation for a 2018-07-12 vote.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issued a draft proposal on 2018-06-21 to give the wireless industry access to C-band spectrum that commercial satellite operators use to deliver cable and broadcast network programming.
Space Policy Directive 2 directs Commerce, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Federal Communications Commission to develop a plan for improving global competitiveness of policies and regulation related to use of the radiofrequency spectrum for space activities.
SpaceX will not pursue any of the $2,000,000,000 in rural broadband subsidies the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will begin doling out this summer under its Connect America Fund II program.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has identified 500 MHz of C-band from 3.7 to 4.2 GHz as a target swath for new 0.005 kg services.