NGSO Operators Drop Challenge to Reg Fees Subcategories

Telesat, SpaceX, Kepler and OneWeb withdrew their reconsideration petition asking the FCC to take a second look at its May order creating two categories of non-geostationary orbit regulatory fees (see 2109170045), said a docket 21-190 withdrawal Thursday. A satellite regulatory lawyer told us the FCC effectively ruled on the petition issue with its FY 2021 fees order in August (see 2108270072), which endorsed the 20%-80% NGSO fees subcategories and thus implicitly endorses the principle of having a split.