Satellite Industry Association Statement Regarding FCC Proposal to Create a Licensing Assembly Line to Support the Dynamic Space Economy

The Satellite Industry Association releases the following statement regarding today’s release by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) titled, “FCC Will Vote on Groundbreaking Acceleration of Space Bureau Process – Order Will Create a ‘Licensing Assembly Line’ to Support the Dynamic Space Economy”.

“SIA is pleased to see the Commission and Chairman Brendan Carr moving forward with their efforts to modernize their satellite licensing rules,” said Tom Stroup, president of the Satellite Industry Association. “The new rules should expedite application processing and provide more predictability for companies all to the benefit of the satellite community and our broad base of customers. We look forward to continuing to work with the FCC to ensure that the U.S. satellite industry continues to lead the world in innovation and deployment of services crucial to our economy and national defense.”

To view a copy of today’s FCC announcement titled, “FCC Will Vote on Groundbreaking Acceleration of Space Bureau Process”, please click HERE.

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.

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