FSF Urges FCC Continue Satellite Rules Streamlining, Approve Ligado Proposal

With satellite on the verge of being a notable competitor in broadband services and a key part of the IoT (see 1803130029), the FCC needs to build on its history of promoting fixed satellite service broadband and keep approval of new, satellite-based services a top priority, Free State Foundation Senior Fellow Seth Cooper blogged Wednesday. He said the agency needs to continue to prioritize streamlining satellite service rules and clearing spectrum for commercial satellite use, urging making "suitable spectrum available in a timely fashion for new satellite technologies and services" and pointing to Ligado's proposed broadband terrestrial low-power service.