Europe Urging FCC to Act on Galileo Waiver
The European Commission is pushing the FCC to act on its request for a waiver of FCC licensing requirements to allow nonfederal, receive-only earth stations in the U.S. to operate with galileo radionavigation-satellite service signals. In a meeting with agency…
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officials, the EC said Galileo has been in operation for more than a year and its capabilities are being incorporated into smartphones and other devices sold in the U.S., and U.S. companies want to see the waiver approved so they can use those capabilities. The FCC said the application is being considered internally and in consultation with government departments and gave no indication when a decision might come, the EC said. The meeting was recapped in a docket 17-16 ex parte filing posted Monday. Among attendees: International Bureau Chief Tom Sullivan, Office of Engineering and Technology Chief Julius Knapp and Jean-Luc Bald, first secretary-space, of EU's U.S. delegation.