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 vote on a new order to modernize its satellite spectrum-sharing rules.
SpaceX has asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for permission to launch the first 7,500 AI nodes.
Commercial space operators communicated with the US Federal Communications Commission about market access issues.
Amazon has requested a milestone extension from the Federal Communications Commission for its Leo constellation buildout.
Amazon Leo is responding to SpaceX Starlink allegations about the safety of Amazon’s orbit-insertion altitude at the Federal Communications Commission.
The Federal Communications Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on March 31, 2026 to expand spectrum access for emergent space operations.
The Federal Communications Commission has begun a proceeding to expand spectrum access for telemetry, tracking, and command support for orbital laboratories, satellite repairs, and private inhabitable spacecraft.
The Federal Communications Commission voted to start a proceeding to support telemetry, tracking, and command spectrum for orbital laboratories, satellite repairs, and private inhabitable spacecraft.
SpaceX and incumbent geostationary orbit operators, including SES and Viasat, are fighting at the Federal Communications Commission over satellite broadband power limits.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has accepted SpaceX's orbital data center proposal for review but has not approved it yet.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has authorized SpaceX to operate up to 15,000 satellites.
Starcloud has filed a request with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to deploy a constellation of up to 88,000 satellites.
SpaceX filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to deploy up to one million satellites for an Orbital Data Center network.
The Federal Communications Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on March 5 to explore new spectrum to support telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) for emerging space applications.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission seeks industry input on satellite policy in Canada, India, Brazil, South Korea, and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
The Federal Communications Commission has a proposal to provide spectrum access to novel space missions including orbital labs, in-space repairs, and commercial space stations.
Amazon’s Project Kuiper requires 3,236 satellites to orbit to meet its Federal Communications Commission license requirements.
Brendan Carr is the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
The Federal Communications Commission is working to free up as much as 20,000 MHz of spectrum for traditional space operations, including internet constellations in low Earth orbit.
The EchoStar spectrum transactions remain subject to Federal Communications Commission approval.