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U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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The FCC Report and Order issued on 3 March 2020 set the 5 December 2023 deadline for Phase II C-band relocations.

Mentioned as: fccNarrative LegalAug 10, 2023SES Completes FCC's C-Band Transition Clearing and Relocation Plan in the U.S.

SES completed all Phase II C-band clearing and relocation requirements and all transition activities in its Transition Plan in advance of the 5 December 2023 FCC deadline.

Mentioned as: fccNarrative LegalAug 10, 2023SES Completes FCC's C-Band Transition Clearing and Relocation Plan in the U.S.

SES completed its Phase I accelerated C-band-clearing activities in 2021 and received FCC validation for Phase I.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipAug 10, 2023SES Completes FCC's C-Band Transition Clearing and Relocation Plan in the U.S.

The 0.005 kg for 12 GHz Coalition submitted a regulatory filing to the FCC on 2023-08-09 requesting that the regulator open up 12.2–12.7 GHz frequencies to high-powered, two-way fixed broadband services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipAug 9, 2023Dish Network plots two-way fixed broadband services in Ku-band

SpaceX, OneWeb, and DirecTV filed regulatory comments with the FCC expressing concern about potential interference from opening the 12 GHz band to high-powered, two-way fixed broadband services and called for thorough technical studies.

Mentioned as: FCCOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2023Dish Network plots two-way fixed broadband services in Ku-band

Half of the Project Kuiper constellation must be deployed by July 2026 under rules tied to Amazon’s Federal Communications Commission license.

Mentioned as: Federal Communications CommissionOrg RelationshipAug 7, 2023Amazon moves Project Kuiper prototypes from Vulcan to Atlas 5

SES expects to receive $3,000,000,000 pre-tax from the FCC by the end of 2023 for meeting the 2023-12-05 C-band clearing deadline, on top of $1,000,000,000 already secured for hitting an interim 2021 milestone.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipAug 3, 2023O3b mPower faces delays as SES investigates electrical issue

SES is set to receive nearly $4,000,000,000 in total spectrum clearing proceeds from the FCC.

Mentioned as: fccNarrative PlanAug 3, 2023SpaceX launches Intelsat’s last C-band clearing satellite

On 2023-08-10, the FCC validated the certification of all of SES’s accelerated C-band clearing and relocation activities.

Mentioned as: FCCTechnical ProductAug 3, 2023O3b mPower faces delays as SES investigates electrical issue

The FCC raised more than $80,000,000,000 from auctioning C-band spectrum to telcos, including Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipAug 3, 2023SpaceX launches Intelsat’s last C-band clearing satellite

Intelsat is on track to receive a total of $4,900,000,000 from the Federal Communications Commission by vacating C-band frequencies by 2023-12-05.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipAug 3, 2023SpaceX launches Intelsat’s last C-band clearing satellite

H.R. 1338 included language directing the FCC to establish specific, measurable, and technology-neutral performance objectives for space safety and orbital debris.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Narrative GeneralJul 25, 2023House rejects satellite spectrum licensing bill because of space safety provisions

H.R. 1338 included rules of construction specifying that the bill did not give the FCC authority to provide space situational awareness data or to establish requirements for or regulate space safety and orbital debris.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Narrative GeneralJul 25, 2023House rejects satellite spectrum licensing bill because of space safety provisions

H.R. 682 would direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish regulations granting access to multiple spectrum bands for launch vehicle communications.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Narrative GeneralJul 25, 2023House rejects satellite spectrum licensing bill because of space safety provisions

Project Kuiper received its FCC license in July 2020.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Narrative GeneralJul 24, 2023Forrester’s Digest: Project Kuiper gets closer

Amazon must deploy half of its Project Kuiper constellation, or 1,618 satellites, by July 2026 under deployment rules tied to its Federal Communications Commission license.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipJul 21, 2023Amazon picks Kennedy Space Center for Project Kuiper processing facility

Amazon must deploy the remainder of the Project Kuiper constellation by July 2029 under its FCC license.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipJul 21, 2023Amazon picks Kennedy Space Center for Project Kuiper processing facility

The Federal Communications Commission tasked satellite operators to clear the lower 300 MHz of C-band spectrum throughout the contiguous United States by December 2023.

Mentioned as: Federal Communications CommissionTechnical ProductJun 28, 2023SES-18 C-Band Satellite Goes Operational Providing Network Communications Services

SES has completed the successful in-orbit deployment of five of the six new satellites as part of an FCC program to clear a portion of the C-band spectrum to enable 0.005 kg services across the contiguous United States.

Mentioned as: fccTechnical ProductJun 28, 2023SES-18 C-Band Satellite Goes Operational Providing Network Communications Services

SES completed in-orbit deployment of five of six new satellites as part of the FCC program to clear a portion of C-band spectrum across the contiguous U.S.

Mentioned as: FCCOrg RelationshipJun 27, 2023SES-18 C-Band Satellite Goes Operational
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