Chairwoman Rosenworcel Remarks at Satellite Industry Association Dinner

The Federal Communications Commission has big plans for that future. Because a few months ago, I announced a shake-up at the Federal Communications Commission. I shared my plans to reorganize the agency to create a new Space Bureau. This effort is part of what I believe needs to be a broader rethinking of satellite policy in the United States. There are now new technologies in the space industry, thousands of satellite applications pending before the agency, and so many more innovations on the horizon that I believe we cannot keep doing things the old way and expect to thrive in the new. So with the new Space Bureau we are building a faster, more nimble, and more transparent satellite regulatory process. But that is not all. By bringing focus and resources to our work in this sector, I believe the new Space Bureau is going to support United States leadership in the growing space economy—and that’s important... Beyond just reorganizing the agency for this new world, we have made real policy changes as part of our Space Innovation Agenda. We have kicked off efforts to streamline our rules to expedite the processing of new satellite and earth station applications and to promote new spectrum sharing opportunities. We have updated our approach to orbital debris to care for our skies so that the space economy can support our grandest ambitions. And now looking ahead to the 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference, we are going to promote United States leadership with satellite actions that broadcast to the world how important we believe this sector is to our future.