Satellite Operators Seek Extra Time for Spectrum Frontiers Replies

Multiple satellite operators are asking the FCC to move the deadline for replies to opposition to the petitions for reconsideration in the spectrum frontiers proceeding. In a joint motion for extension of time Friday in docket 14-177, the companies said moving the deadline from Feb. 10 to Feb. 24 would match the extension previously given for the deadline for filing oppositions and make sure parties have enough time to craft their replies. The 24 filings in response to the petitions for reconsideration “raise complex and technical arguments that will require significant effort to analyze and rebut,” they said. The signers of the joint motion were EchoStar, Inmarsat, OneWeb, SES, Intelsat and Boeing.