Cruz, Welch Refile Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act

Cruz, Welch Refile Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., on Wednesday refiled the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act to revamp the FCC's licensing processes. The bill would set a one-year deadline for the FCC to fully evaluate...

CCIA Endorses the SAT Streamlining Act

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds and urges the swift passage of Senators Ted Cruz and Peter Welch’s legislation, the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining (SAT) Act, introduced today. The SAT Streamlining Act would direct the FCC to revise regulations that govern licenses and grants of U.S. market access for geostationary (GSO) and non-geostationary orbital (NGSO) satellites, providing a critical s…