Bring EESS Rules in Line With Everyone Else, Spire Urges FCC

The FCC needs "data-agnostic" earth exploration satellite service rules and an easier approval process for technically identical satellites to bring EESS in line with the rules for other satellite services, Spire Global representatives told FCC officials, per a docket 18-313 filing Friday. It urged "a holistic review" of license conditions "to restore certainty, consistency, and predictability among similarly-situated licensees." Spire also urged the agency to approve its pending request to use the 400 MHz band in the U.S. for mobile satellite service. The filing recapped meetings with aides to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and with Commissioners Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington.