NGSO Spectrum Sharing NPRM Added Questions

The FCC non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) spectrum sharing NPRM adopted 4-0 Tuesday (see 2112140062) and released Wednesday includes an added question about use of a throughput analysis that considers unavailability, per our side-by-side comparison with the draft NPRM. Also added were questions about how the agency could encourage NGSO operators to deploy systems capable of sharing beam-pointing data and how it can modify its NGSO sharing rules "to incentivize flexible and efficient deployment." The NPRM includes new questions about how sunsetting NGSO protections would better promote competition and if the sunset trigger should start at the date of license grant, the beginning of the license period or some other time.