Revising Spectrum Sharing Rules for Non-Geostationary Orbit, Fixed-Satellite Service Systems
spectrum-allocation · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2023-06-20 · Effective 2023-07-20 · 88 FR 39783
Document
Document number
2023-12803
Federal Register citation
88 FR 39783
CFR reference
47 CFR 25
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
spectrum-allocation
Publication date
2023-06-20
Effective date
2023-07-20
FCC docket
IB Docket No. 21-456
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or we) revises its rules governing spectrum sharing among a new generation of broadband satellite constellations to promote market entry, regulatory certainty, and spectrum efficiency. The Commission adopts rules clarifying protection obligations between non- geostationary satellite orbit, fixed-satellite service (NGSO FSS) systems authorized through different processing rounds, subjects those protections to a sunset period, and requires all NGSO FSS operators licensed or granted market access in the United States to coordinate with each other in good faith.