CCIA Comments to the FCC In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete

The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted remarks to the Federal Communications Commission in response to the In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete request for comments. CCIA encouraged the FCC to "delete" subpart (a)(2) of Commission Rule 25.161, which prohibits licensed entities from launching any non-geostationary orbit satellites if they are found to miss a milestone on any other satellite. "The 'no-more-satellites' rule threatens America’s lead in the global space race, costs more than any conceivable benefit, burdens both the Commission and satellite operators with unnecessary paperwork, and is no longer necessary—given the Commission’s other rules—to incentivize milestone compliance. The Commission therefore should “delete” it."