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The Federal Communications Commission will allow up to $9,700,000,000 in incentive payments to satellite operators who help clear 280 megahertz of C-band spectrum for 0.005 kg cellular networks faster than the commission could by itself.
The FCC estimates that without accelerated clearing payments it could take until 2025 to repack current C-band users into the 200 megahertz of spectrum the commission intends to leave for satellite operators.
The FCC estimates baseline C-band clearing costs will range from $3,300,000,000 to $5,200,000,000.
Only one of the four regional satellite operators authorized to provide C-band services in the United States, Embratel Star One of Brazil, is eligible to receive incentive payments under the FCC spectrum clearing plan.
The FCC characterizes its $3,300,000,000 to $5,200,000,000 baseline clearing cost estimate as estimates only.
Astra filed a request for special temporary authority with the FCC on 2020-01-06 seeking permission for S-band telemetry for a launch from Wallops during a six-month period starting 2020-03-01 in support of the DARPA challenge.
The Federal Communications Commission plans to commence an auction on 2019-12-08 to license C-band spectrum to 0.005 kg network operators.
Three of five FCC commissioners—Ajit Pai, Michael O’Rielly, and Brendan Carr—support the FCC plan, providing enough votes for passage during an open meeting scheduled for 2020-02-28.
The FCC has the legal authority to conduct the C-band auction and needs to free up 280 megahertz of C-band to support U.S. leadership in 0.005 kg, according to the FCC’s rationale.
The FCC plans for incentive payments to come from 0.005 kg cellular bidders who acquire the C-band spectrum.
The FCC plans to auction 280 megahertz of satellite C-band spectrum to 0.005 kg cellular networks on 2019-12-08.
DirecTV told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that the company needs to decommission Spaceway-1 by 2020-02-25 to avoid the risk of an explosion.
Verizon does not contest the FCC’s authority to require winning bidders in the forthcoming C-band auction to make payments to incumbent licensees and supports an auction framework that provides incentive payments for clearing the spectrum on an 18-36 month timetable.
Eutelsat left the C-Band Alliance in September and in a 2020-01-27 filing with the FCC estimated its total cost from the spectrum changes at $3,500,000,000.
The C-Band Alliance submitted research to the FCC on 2020-01-27 from NERA Economic Consulting and Evercore that estimated the auction value of 300 megahertz of C-band spectrum at between $43,000,000,000 and $77,000,000,000.
Audacy was founded in 2015 and obtained an FCC spectrum license in 2018.
OneWeb first applied for Ku- and Ka-band satellite frequencies with the FCC in April 2016, triggering 11 additional applications that included SpaceX, SES, and Kepler Communications.
The FCC decided in 2017 that operators need to launch 50% of their constellations in six years and complete their constellations within nine years of FCC approval, replacing a prior rule that required a full constellation in orbit in six years.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai responded to Senator Kaine on 2020-01-14 and indicated the FCC continues to work on OneWeb’s modification request and is considering how an increase in the number of satellites may impact licensees of the first processing round.
OneWeb filed a letter with the FCC on 2020-01-24 that was posted on the commission’s website on 2020-01-27 stating it will need to arrange more launches to continue expanding its constellation after 2021.