Space Bureau Order Released
Under the adopted FCC Space Bureau order (see 2301090062) released Monday, the bureau's purview would be "policy and licensing matters related to satellite communications and other in-space activities under the Commission’s jurisdiction." The Office of International Affairs would "handle issues…
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involving foreign and international regulatory authorities as well as international telecommunications and submarine cable licensing," the order said. The FCC said the Space Bureau would be the contact point for coordination with other federal agencies on space policy and governance as well as backing OIA in international meetings involving space policy. Those organizational changes "will provide the FCC with the updated structure it needs to provide essential international leadership in the ever-evolving global telecommunications marketplace," it said. The International Bureau's Satellite Division will instead be three divisions within the Space Bureau: the Satellite Programs and Policy Division, the Satellite Licensing Division and the Earth Station Licensing Division, per the order. The FCC said the International Bureau's Global Strategy and Negotiation Division and the Telecommunications and Analysis Division will move to OIA. The order also makes some organizational changes to the agency's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau and Office of Managing Director. The order also replaces the word "chairman" in agency rules to "chairperson." Asked about Space Bureau and OIA staffing issues, the FCC didn't comment Tuesday.