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The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to allow next-generation 0.005 kg signals in a swath of satellite spectrum known as C-band while the agency has not decided how much spectrum or by what process those 0.005 kg signals will be allowed.
The Commerce Department report mentioned the FCC’s C-band proceeding and WRC-19 but did not advocate for the satellite industry-led C-band plan nor address FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly’s reservations about international opposition at WRC-19.
The Federal Communications Commission fined Swarm $900,000 in December and required the company to implement new regulatory compliance measures.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai did not provide a timeframe on 2019-03-21 for when the agency will decide on repurposing C‑band spectrum.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai rejected an invitation from Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in a 2019-03-11 letter that emphasized the Trump Administration’s commitment to rolling out 0.005 kg quickly.
Chairs of the House Appropriations financial services, defense, and commerce subcommittees asked the FCC to postpone the 2019-03-14 auction until it provides the House Appropriations Committee with its analysis of potential interference, including engineering data.
Meteorologists have expressed concerns for many years about radio frequency interference with Earth observation instruments, and those concerns intensified in 2019 due to the FCC’s planned auctions and the upcoming WRC meeting.
Ajit Pai rejected the invitation to the 2019-03-11 interagency meeting, stating the matter was settled and noting that the State Department agreed with the FCC approach.
Ross and Bridenstine asked Ajit Pai to remove the FCC’s published proposal from the FCC website and to attend a 2019-03-11 interagency meeting at NASA headquarters.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a 117-satellite Ka-band system for Telesat in 2017.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved another 117-satellite system for Telesat in the V-band in 2018.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission had not decided how much C-band to open up prior to the partial government shutdown that idled most federal agencies for five weeks.
Colleen King said an FCC auction using all available resources can be completed in 12 to 18 months and enable 0.005 kg deployment in 36 months.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission fined Swarm Technologies $900,000 for launching four satellites on an Indian rocket in January without authorization.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission fined Swarm Technologies $900,000 and required the company to designate a regulatory compliance director.
Swarm Technologies estimated that FCC approval for its planned constellation could occur by mid to late 2019.
SpaceX filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission on 2018-11-19 seeking an experimental license to support communications with the Starship hopper during upcoming flights.
The $900,000 penalty follows FCC fines as high as $120,000,000 imposed earlier the same year on spoofed robocall operations.
Swarm’s FCC authorization request for the three SpaceBee satellites that launched on 2018-12-03 received FCC approval in September.
Rosemary Harold, chief of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, directs aggressive enforcement of FCC requirements that companies seek authorization prior to deploying and operating communications satellites and earth stations to protect against radio interference and collisions.