FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Proposes Revised Satellite System Spectrum Sharing Rules

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed revised spectrum sharing rules for non-geostationary orbit, fixed-satellite service (NGSO FSS) systems. This proposal would seek to clarify certain methodology details from the 2023 Report and Order that previously updated the FCC’s rules governing coordination and protection requirements among NGSO FSS systems approved through different processing rounds. The proposed Second Report and Order will build upon the rules adopted in 2023 to clarify certain details of the degraded throughput methodology that, in the absence of a coordination agreement, must be used in compatibility analyses by NGSO FSS system licensees authorized through later processing rounds to show they can operate compatibly with, and protect, NGSO FSS systems authorized through earlier processing rounds. An accompanying Order on Reconsideration would address the petition for reconsideration filed by OneWeb on the Commission’s 2023 Report and Order.