Kuiper Asks ITU Finding Condition on Authorization Be Removed

Noting the FCC didn't explicitly require SpaceX to obtain an ITU finding that the joint effect of the company's multiple ITU filings was considered, as part of its license modification, Amazon's Kuiper asked for the same treatment in the 2020 authorization of its planned constellation. In an International Bureau application Friday, Kuiper said modifying its authorization to remove the requirement would be consistent with ITU rules and the process governing equivalent power flux density limits, as well as FCC rules implementing those requirements. The FCC never identified any differences between SpaceX and Amazon justifying the different treatments, Kuiper said. It said the condition is more burdensome than, and not consistent with, the conditions put on SpaceX and other similarly situated non-geostationary orbit systems. The FCC didn't comment Monday.