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The FCC voted to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to consider protections for radio astronomy and requiring 911 calls and texts to be routed to a public safety answering point by using location-based routing or an emergency call center.
The Federal Communications Commission was due to vote on 2024-03-14 on a proposed regulatory framework to allow satellites to use radio waves from terrestrial mobile operators to keep smartphone users connected.
The Federal Communications Commission approved SpaceX’s request to equip 7,500 of its satellites with E-band frequencies.
SpaceX has filed applications with the FCC for 29,988 additional satellites intended to operate in various orbits between 340 km and 614 km altitude.
AST SpaceMobile has updated the licensing administration of its constellation filing in response to FCC rule-making.
AST SpaceMobile has updated its V-Band application filings with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The FCC's Supplemental Coverage from Space rule-making process continues to show leadership in direct-to-device regulation globally.
The FCC deferred action in December 2022 on whether to allow SpaceX to deploy the remaining three-quarters of its proposed Gen2 constellation, which includes spacecraft placed closer to Earth to improve broadband speeds.
The Federal Communications Commission on 2024-03-08 allowed SpaceX to use E-band frequencies between second-generation Starlink satellites and ground gateways alongside already approved Ka and Ku bands.
The FCC deferred action in December 2022 on SpaceX’s plans to use E-band frequencies pending establishment of ground rules for using those frequencies in space.
The FCC’s 2024-03-08 order includes multiple conditions that could require SpaceX to modify operations if another satellite operator seeks to use the same E-band radio waves.
In October, the FCC allowed SpaceX to provide fixed-satellite services from Gen2 spacecraft using V-band spectrum.
CRSRA removed the disposal-plan requirement in 2020 on the rationale that nearly all systems seeking remote sensing licenses also had Federal Communications Commission licenses that require orbital debris mitigation plans.
CRSRA identified emerging communications methods not currently licensed by the FCC, including optical communications systems that do not use radio-frequency spectrum managed by the FCC.
An Office of Space Commerce official previewed the request for information at a 2024-02-29 event hosted by the FCC’s Space Bureau marking two decades of FCC orbital debris regulations.
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on 2024-03-14 on a regulatory framework to allow satellites to use radio waves from terrestrial mobile operators to keep smartphone users connected beyond the reach of cell towers.
The Federal Communications Commission will publish the proposed rules publicly on its website on 2024-02-22 along with the agenda for the 2024-03-14 meeting.
The proposed FCC framework is a particularly important milestone for SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile, which have partnered with T-Mobile and AT&T, respectively, to enter the U.S. direct-to-smartphone market.
The FCC will seek to establish an interim requirement in the framework that requires mobile operators to use location-based protocols or an emergency call center to route all satellite-enabled 911 calls to a Public Safety Answering Point.
SpaceX intends to launch a commercial direct-to-cellular service with partner T-Mobile later 2024 and will start comprehensive tests before submitting results to the FCC.