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By stripping U.S. market access, the FCC’s new enforcement pathway can economically demonetize speculative satellite systems even if those systems remain registered at the ITU.
Schedule A attestations must be submitted through the FCC’s consolidated Foreign Adversary Control System (FACS) portal.
The FCC authorization allows SpaceX to upgrade Gen2 Starlink satellites with advanced form factors, waive obsolete requirements that prevented overlapping beam coverage, and add new orbital shells at altitudes ranging from 211 to about 300 miles.
The Federal Communications Commission granted Space Exploration Holdings authorization to construct, deploy, and operate an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites, bringing the total authorized Gen2 satellites to 15,000 worldwide.
The FCC authorization enables SpaceX to provide direct-to-cell connectivity outside the United States and supplemental coverage within the United States.
AST & Science, LLC (AST SpaceMobile) submitted formal comments to the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in response to the Space Modernization Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
The FCC’s Space Modernization for the 21st Century NPRM is designated as SB Docket No. 25-306.
The FCC granted a Supplemental Coverage from Space (SCS) license to SpaceX and T-Mobile on December 16, 2025.
The FCC schedule sets reply comments for the NPRM due by February 18, 2026.
The FCC aims to transition from a manual, bespoke review process to an industrialized model capable of managing the scale of modern megaconstellations such as the SpaceMobile cellular broadband network.
Blue Origin requested a waiver of FCC processing round rules for NGSO systems for the TeraWave filing, arguing the system is designed to share spectrum and would not preclude additional operators in the same band.
Blue Origin filed an application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) outlining plans and rationale for the TeraWave constellation.
The Satellite and Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act would make it easier for satellite operators to apply for and secure FCC approval by giving the agency one year to improve the FCC’s application process.
The SAT Streamlining Act requires coordination between the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Commerce’s Assistant Secretary to streamline the license review process.
The SAT Streamlining Act requires the Federal Communications Commission to process minor technical license modifications within 90 days.
U.S. government members of the U.S.-India working groups include the Department of State, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Transportation with support from the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration.
SpaceX filed with the Federal Communications Commission to orbit future cellular satellites at altitudes as low as 326 kilometers.
The SAT Streamlining Act caps any single Federal Communications Commission extension at 90 days and allows a maximum of two such extensions.
The SAT Streamlining Act requires the Federal Communications Commission to decide license renewals within 180 days.
If the Federal Communications Commission misses the one-year deadlines established by the SAT Streamlining Act, license applications would be automatically approved.