SIA Congratulates Brendan Carr on Becoming the New Chairman of the FCC

Washington, D.C., January 21, 2025 – The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today congratulated Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr on being designated by U.S. President Trump as the new Chairman of the FCC.

“On behalf of the Satellite Industry Association and our members, I wish to extend sincere congratulations to Chairman Carr on being announced as the new leader of the FCC,” said Tom Stroup, president of SIA. “Chairman Carr has served with the FCC for over a decade and as Commissioner has been an integral part of the FCC’s leadership focus on the commercial space industry. As the industry continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, SIA and its members look forward to continuing to work with the Chairman and the entire Commission to further expand the growth of satellite broadband connectivity and all space-based services provided by commercial satellites.”

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: ABS US Corp.; 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; Telesat and ULA. SIA Affiliate Members include: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP; AvL Technologies; COMSAT; Digital Locations, Inc.; DLA Piper; Globalstar; Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn); Hogan Lovells; 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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