Boeing urged the FCC to make changes to a report...
Boeing urged the FCC to make changes to a report and order allowing the earth stations aboard aircraft (ESAA) service. The commission adopted the items last month to support the deployment of Internet access on airplanes (CD Dec 31 p8).…
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For consistency in licensing and operation of ESAA systems, “all ESAA networks should require licenses from the commission both when operating in U.S. airspace and when operated aboard U.S.-flagged aircraft,” Boeing said in a petition (http://xrl.us/bodd89). The company recommended a clarification of rules requiring target satellite operators to provide the FCC with a certification that they will “include the aggregate power-density levels of the ESAA applicant in all future coordination agreements."