Orbital Debris Order Would Address US Space Leadership: Rosenworcel
A draft FCC item on orbital debris planned for a vote at the agency’s Sept. 21 open meeting agenda (see 2209080057) is intended to “promote U.S. leadership in the space economy,” wrote FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in a post Friday.…
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“One of the biggest threats to the growth of our space economy is the risk of junking our skies with space debris that could knock out working satellites,” she said. The FCC also put out a news release on the orbital debris item Friday, in which Rosenworcel said the item “will mean more accountability and less risk of collisions that increase debris.” A draft order on requiring inmate calling services providers to increase access to relay services “also includes measures to inject more fairness in the system, such as a reduction in prison phone rates for ancillary service charges,” the post said. Rosenworcel also emphasized the accessibility benefits of an NRPM seeking comment on rules encouraging broadcasters and cable operators to send warnings using IP-based formats which can transmit richer information and “make sure the text shown with certain alerts is in ‘plain English.’” Rosenworcel described an item on changing references in FCC rules to analog television as “updating obsolete media rules.” The FCC “will vote on a proposal to clean up these rules and replace references to analog with references to digital,” the item said. Rosenworcel usually posts on upcoming items the day before they circulate.