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The Alaska Telecom Association reached the "Alaska Plan" agreement with the FCC in August 2016 committing its member companies to provide 10/1 Mbps broadband service to most rural Alaska communities by 2026.
The 10 Starlink satellites authorized by the FCC will launch on a Falcon 9 no earlier than 2021-01-14 as part of the Transporter-1 dedicated smallsat rideshare mission.
SES is due to receive almost $1,000,000,000 from the FCC as a first tranche of C-band relocation incentive in 2022-01-01.
SpaceX filed with the Federal Communications Commission on 2020-10-15 that the company had successfully launched and operated nearly 300 additional satellites without a failure since an earlier report.
Michael O’Rielly’s nomination for a new five-year term on the FCC was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee and moved to the full Senate for a vote on 2020-07-22.
The 2020-06-04 letter was signed by eight senators, most of whom are members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that oversees the FCC.
Intelsat and SES are positioned to receive the largest shares of the $15,000,000,000 opportunity from the FCC’s C-band auction plan.
Under the FCC proposal released 2020-02-07, Intelsat would be entitled to the largest share of the $9,700,000,000 in incentive payments.
The FCC’s draft plan allocates the largest share of accelerated clearing payments to Intelsat, with a 50% share that could be worth up to $4,850,000,000 if the spectrum is cleared by the 2023 deadline.
Constellations authorized for U.S. market access have six years to deploy half their constellation and nine years to reach 100% deployment, otherwise their FCC approval is capped at the number already launched when the clock runs out.
SpaceX requested International Telecommunication Union approval for spectrum for 30,000 additional Starlink satellites in addition to 12,000 satellites already approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
SpaceX filed paperwork for up to 30,000 additional Starlink satellites on top of the 12,000 satellites already approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Approximately 20,000 satellites are expected for megaconstellations and about 13,000 satellites have been approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer, supports the 550-kilometer plan as evidence of FCC confidence in SpaceX's plans to deploy a next-generation satellite constellation and provide broadband service.
Space Norway received approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in 2017 to provide communications services in the United States.
The FCC order requires users of C-band satellite dishes in the United States to obtain licenses or update existing licenses with the FCC.