Amazon Urges Regulatory Fee for Some Foreign NGSO Constellations

Charging a regulatory fee to foreign-flagged non-geostationary orbit constellations with U.S. market access that communicate with five or fewer U.S.-licensed earth stations for downlinking non-U.S. data would make U.S. earth station operators more competitive. That's per a docket 20-105 post Friday recapping Amazon discussions with aides to acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioners Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington.