Spectrum Policy

The benefits of NGSO systems are likely even greater in other countries than they are in the United States. The United States should lead the way to maximize the benefits of NGSOs around the world and bring other countries along with it.

Orbital data centers could complement terrestrial infrastructure by processing selected workloads in space, particularly where data is generated in orbit. Their value will depend on technical performance, life cycle economics, market demand, and a regulatory environment that does not hinder testing and deployment.

Spectrum is a critical component for space launch, and frequency coordinators play a vital role in balancing the spectrum needs of the aviation and the space sectors, both of which are essential for American technological leadership.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr argues that broadcast content regulation is justified by the government’s role in allocating scarce spectrum. But the historical and technical distinctions he draws between broadcasting and other media do not justify subjecting broadcast speech to lesser First Amendment protection.

The Commission should approve this transaction because it will serve the public interest by increasing spectrum productivity, increasing competition in the emerging D2D marketplace, and extending mobile communications coverage to remote and underserved areas.

The United States is the global power in space, but insufficient spaceport infrastructure threatens the growth of the American space industry. Congress, NASA, and Space Force must address the problem before it undermines U.S. leadership.

Overly restrictive spectrum allocations have left terrestrial bands underutilized. Regulators should not repeat those mistakes as they develop new policies for the orbital economy.

NextNav’s proposal for the FCC to unilaterally grant it greater rights at the expense of other users of the 900 MHz band is not in the public interest.

The Commission should consider the diverse spectrum requirements of future spacecraft, clarify regulations governing access to existing commercial bands, and make additional spectrum available.

The Commission should modernize its satellite market access framework by applying the ECO-SAT reciprocity test to all foreign-licensed satellite systems seeking U.S. market access, regardless of WTO membership status.