Congress introduces bipartisan push to fix FCC satellite delays and bolster commercial space

Congress introduces bipartisan push to fix FCC satellite delays and bolster commercial space

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the bipartisan Satellite and Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act on Jan. 14 to modernize the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) satellite licensing procedures out of a slower, analog era into one that can keep pace with today’s demand for commercial satellite investment. For many Americans, such modernizations could mean faster deployment o…

Senate Commerce Sets Feb. 3 Markup for Broadband Funding Map, 988 and Satellite Bills

The Senate Commerce Committee said Tuesday night that it plans to vote Feb. 3 on the Modernization, Accountability and Planning for Broadband Funding Act (S-2585) and three other communications policy measures. The markup session will begin at 10 a.m. in...