Satellite Industry Association Congratulates Olivia Trusty Following Her Senate Confirmation as Newest Commissioner of the FCC

Washington, D.C., June 17, 2025 – The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today congratulated Olivia Trusty following her confirmation by the United States Senate as the newest Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Ms. Trusty was nominated by President Trump earlier this year and was most recently a policy director for U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. She has worked on Capitol Hill in various positions for more than a decade including roles on the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Cybersecurity Subcommittee.

“SIA and its members are pleased to congratulate Olivia Trusty on being confirmed by the Senate as the newest Commissioner of the FCC,” said Tom Stroup, president of the Satellite Industry Association. “Ms. Trusty brings with her a wealth of policy expertise regarding space, cyber and national security and SIA looks forward to working with her and the entire FCC leadership team to help ensure America’s continued leadership in innovation and domination of the global space economy.”

About The Satellite Industry Association
SIA is a U.S.-based trade association providing representation of the leading satellite operators, service providers, manufacturers, launch services providers, and ground equipment suppliers. For more than two decades, SIA has advocated on behalf of the U.S. satellite industry on policy, regulatory, and legislative issues affecting the satellite business. For more information, visit www.sia.org.

SIA Executive Members include: Amazon; Comtech; DIRECTV; EchoStar Corporation; Eutelsat Group; HawkEye 360; Intelsat S.A.; Iridium Communications Inc.; Kratos Defense & Security Solutions; Ligado Networks; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Planet Labs PBC; SES Americom, Inc.; Spire Global Inc.; and Viasat Inc. SIA Associate Members include: The Aerospace Corporation; Artel, LLC; AST Space Mobile; Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; The Boeing Company; Eutelsat America Corp + OneWeb Technologies; ExoAnalytic Solutions; Integrasys LLC; Kinematics; Kymeta Corporation; Omnispace; Ovzon; Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Skyloom and Telesat. SIA Affiliate Members include: AvL Technologies; COMSAT; Cooley LLP; DLA Piper; Globalstar; Greenberg Traurig LLP; Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn); Hogan Lovells; Jenner & Block; Keysight Technologies, Inc.; Media Broadcast Satellite; Orbital Research; Peraton; Plexus Corp; Quadsat; Sheppard Mullin; Wiley; Xairos Systems Inc., and XTAR, LLC.

Media and PR Contact: Dean Hirasawa
Satellite Industry Association
Email: dhirasawa@sia.org
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