{"id":37899,"date":"2025-04-28T14:44:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/?p=37899"},"modified":"2025-04-28T14:44:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:44:36","slug":"public-knowledge-applauds-fcc-vote-to-modernize-satellite-spectrum-sharing-to-help-close-digital-divide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/public-knowledge-applauds-fcc-vote-to-modernize-satellite-spectrum-sharing-to-help-close-digital-divide\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Knowledge Applauds FCC Vote To Modernize Satellite Spectrum Sharing To Help Close Digital Divide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/document\/modernizing-spectrum-sharing-satellite-broadband\">Notice of Proposed Rulemaking<\/a> to promote efficient spectrum sharing between satellites. Public Knowledge commends the agency for moving forward with a long-overdue rulemaking to modernize satellite spectrum sharing between geostationary (GSO) and non-geostationary (NGSO) systems \u2013 crucial for closing the digital divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following can be attributed to Nat Purser, Government Affairs Policy Advocate at Public Knowledge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur current spectrum sharing rules rely on interference limits set <em>nearly three decades ago,<\/em> long before the emergence of today\u2019s advanced low-earth orbit constellations. These outdated interference protections have become a structural bottleneck, limiting the capacity and reach of next-generation networks as well as our ability to connect <em>all<\/em> Americans no matter where they live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUpdating these rules is a pro-innovation, pro-consumer move that ensures our spectrum policy keeps pace with \u2014 and facilitates \u2014 an increasingly robust and competitive satellite broadband market. As launch costs decline, modernized sharing rules will empower a wide range of providers, not just Starlink, to deliver fast, reliable connectivity, especially to rural and underserved communities that have been left behind by traditional broadband solutions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis action affirms the Commission\u2019s commitment to efficient spectrum use and will help secure America\u2019s leadership in space-based communications for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FCC moves to ensure our spectrum policy facilitates an increasingly competitive satellite broadband market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":37828,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,15],"class_list":["post-37899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","tag-broadband-access","tag-spectrum-policy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Public Knowledge Applauds FCC Vote To Modernize Satellite Spectrum Sharing To Help Close Digital Divide - Public Knowledge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. 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