Satellite Industry Talks Earth Station Collocation With Bureaus

Satellite industry representatives pushed for changes to the FCC International Bureau's guidance on earth station methodologies, in a meeting with FCC officials, per a docket 17-172 filing Thursday. The satellite reps urged eliminating limits on earth station collocation that conflict with commission rules and reverting to the original definition of highways and arterial roads as those defined and classified by the Department of Transportation. They said applicants should be able to decide on earth station antenna gain pattern used to show compliance, and the agency should allow earth station applicants to rely on equivalent isotopically radiated power data reflecting clear sky conditions. Representatives of OneWeb, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Telesat and the Satellite Industry Association met with International and Wireless Bureau staff.