The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a new framework for spectrum sharing among Non-Geostationary (NGSO) systems, which Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says will promote efficiency, competition, and innovation. The new framework, adopted during the FCC’s April 20 meeting, will give operators clarity on spectrum-sharing between NGSO systems licensed in different processing rounds. The FCC’s new rules clarify that certain sharing procedures are limited to systems that were in the same processing round, and systems in later rounds will have to coordinate with and protect earlier systems. The FCC also included a sunset provision to promote competition in the industry. This is the first satellite policy update from the FCC after it opened the Space Bureau to modernize satellite policy.
