The FCC will consider a notice of proposed rulemaking to...
The FCC will consider a notice of proposed rulemaking to update licensing and operating rules for satellite services, during the Sept. 28 monthly commissioner meeting where a broadcast incentive auction NRPM also will be voted on. (See story above.) The…
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satellite NPRM will propose to “update, streamline or eliminate earth and space station licensing requirements, reducing regulatory burdens on licensees and accelerating delivery of new satellite services to consumers,” the commission said in a news release Friday (http://xrl.us/bnotfo). It will consider updating definitions to technical terms and ease administrative burdens for licensees, an FCC official told us. It also addresses reinforcing the emergency reporting contact requirement and aims to provide greater flexibility to earth station applicants, the official said. The NPRM also considers codifying the FCC practice of granting a single earth station authorization to cover multiple antennas located in close proximity, the official said.