Posts Tagged ‘FCC’
The Five-Year Countdown Rule: Satellite Deorbiting and the Impact on the Space Industry
By: Emily Martinez In 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted a new regulatory rule for the space industry requiring satellite operators in low-Earth orbit (“LEO”) to dispose of their satellites no later than five years after the conclusion of their mission.[1] The five-year deorbiting rule replaces the decades-old twenty-five-year guideline for deorbiting satellites post-mission,…
Read MoreThe Final Nail in the Coffin of National Net Neutrality
By: Sam Schroeder For over twenty years, net neutrality has been at the forefront of a fight for the freedom of internet access.[1] Net neutrality refers to FCC rules that require that internet service providers (“ISPs”) provide equal internet access to all websites.[2] Without net neutrality, ISPs can set up prioritized internet ‘fast lanes’ that…
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