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FCC MEETING FOCUSED ON SATELLITE TOPICS, Nov 15, 2018, DC, 10:30 am ET (livestreamed)
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which assigns spectrum and geostationary orbital slots for non-governmental users such as satellite companies, will devote its November 15, 2018 open meeting specifically to satellite issues. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wrote a blog post explaining his decision to have a “Space Month.”
The meeting begins at 10:30 am ET in the Commission Meeting Room (Room TW-C305) at FCC headquarters, 445 12th St., S.W., Washington, DC. It will be livestreamed at www.fcc.gov/live. Follow on Twitter @OpenMtgFCC. If you plan to attend in person, be certain to read the notice at the end of the agenda about how to gain access to the building.
Related documents are posted on the FCC website.
The agenda for the meeting includes the following satellite topics:
- Galileo navigation satellite system — addressing waivers for receive-only earth stations so U.S. devices can use signals both from the U.S. GPS system and Europe’s Galileo.
- Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age
- Facilitating Satellite Earth Stations in Motion
- SpaceX V-Band Authorization
- Kepler Communications Market Access Request
- Telesat V-Band Market Access Request
- LeoSat Market Access Request
- Further Streamlining of Satellite Regulations
- Updating and Streamlining Rules for the Direct Broadcast Satellite Service