Hughes Opposes Sunsetting Interference Protection

The satellite industry generally agrees FCC rules about spectrum sharing among non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) fixed satellite service (FSS) should apply to operators in the same processing round, and that interference protection shouldn't sunset while operators are compliant with their license or grant conditions, Hughes representatives told International Bureau staff, per a docket 21-456 post Friday. It said good-faith coordination obligations should include information-sharing obligations. Hughes said information-sharing requirements for NGSO FSS operators should also apply to sharing with geostationary operators as a means of ensuring NGSOs don't interfere with GSO operations. It said since there's no consensus on the level of protection operators need from systems approved in later processing rounds, a more fulsome record is needed to establish that appropriate level.