The FCC has undertaken proceedings required by the Open Market...
The FCC has undertaken proceedings required by the Open Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act, including actions to implement certain deregulatory measures. While U.S. policy goals regarding the promotion of a fully competitive global market for…
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satellite communications services are being met in accordance with the ORBIT Act, “there have been some allegations of anticompetitive conduct that the Commission will investigate further,” the FCC said in its report to Congress released Tuesday (http://xrl.us/bndsij). The FCC is required by the ORBIT Act to provide annual reports on the impact of the privatization of Inmarsat and Intelsat. The privatization of the companies had a positive impact on the domestic market and competition, the report said. Intelsat’s privatization allowed it to compete freely, “led to more competitive choices in the U.S. market than existed before privatization and continues to encourage the development of service offerings to U.S. customers,” it said. Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network service is being utilized in innovative ways by its customers, including in response to recent natural disasters, the report said.