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The Federal Communications Commission defended its 2020-05-27 decision to approve Ligado Networks’ use of a portion of the L-band spectrum despite opposition from the Pentagon and other government agencies.
The FCC’s $9,700,000,000 accelerated clearing program provides additional funds to incentivize satellite operators to clear C-band spectrum two years faster.
SES is eligible to receive $3,970,000,000 of the FCC’s accelerated clearing funds.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. James Inhofe said FCC officials on a 2020-05-21 call indicated no one at the FCC had received classified briefings from defense or other agencies on the Ligado matter.
Intelsat formally notified the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on 2020-05-26 that it will participate in the FCC’s $9,700,000,000 accelerated C-band spectrum clearing program.
Intelsat is eligible to receive $4,860,000,000 of the FCC’s accelerated clearing funds.
The FCC’s Ligado order requires Ligado to reduce transmission power by 99 percent, establish a 23 megahertz guard band using its own licensed spectrum, and consult federal agencies before beginning network deployment.
The FCC required both Intelsat and SES to commit to participation before commencing the accelerated clearing program.
SES formally notified the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on 2020-05-26 that it will participate in the FCC’s $9,700,000,000 accelerated C-band spectrum clearing program.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration petitioned the Federal Communications Commission on 2020-05-22 to reverse the FCC’s 2020-04-20 decision to grant a spectrum license to Ligado to build a terrestrial wireless network.
Ligado received an FCC spectrum license on 2020-04-20 to build a terrestrial wireless network using L-band spectrum adjacent to the Global Positioning System.
In a 2020-05-13 letter to the House Armed Services Committee, FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly wrote that the L-band license modification decision was made based on facts and data submitted by agencies and that he remains open to reconsidering the decision if presented with new and convincing evidence and data.
The FCC’s proposed regulatory framework would have required operators to post disposal bonds ranging from $5,000,000 to $100,000,000 depending on the orbit and number of satellites.
Mike Griffin, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, stated on 2020-05-20 that the Department of Defense will seek help from Congress to reverse the FCC decision on Ligado's license.
The FCC adopted requirements on 2020-04-23 requiring U.S. satellite operators seeking licenses and foreign operators seeking U.S. market access to provide new details about collision and deorbit risks of their spacecraft.
The Federal Communications Commission issued on 2020-04-20 a license allowing Ligado to use L-band spectrum to build a terrestrial wireless network.
The FCC approved Ligado Networks’ license modification request on 2020-04-20 authorizing deployment of a network of ground-based signal transmitters in L-band spectrum.
The Senate Commerce subcommittee sponsored the MOBILE NOW Act of 2018, which directed the FCC and the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration to identify spectrum resources for next-generation wireless systems.
The $1,000,000,000 debtor-in-possession financing will allow Intelsat to procure C-band replacement satellites needed to participate in the FCC’s upcoming spectrum auction.
Intelsat estimated that $800,000,000 of those C-band clearing costs must be spent by June 2021 before receiving any FCC reimbursement.