Satellite, MVPD, Broadcast and Submarine Cable Groups Scrap Over FCC Fees

and Myriota. “Large 'one-size-fits-all' satellite regulatory fees will limit the expansion of satellite-based Internet access to the most underserved areas of the United States,” said Astranis. Build a contingency in to prepare for agency changes to fees for non-U.S. satellite operators being knocked down in court, said Kineis. “Reject arguments that incorrectly assert that non-U.S.-licensed systems somehow derive materially less benefit from access to the U.S. market than U.S. licensees,” said SpaceX. “It is long past time for the Commission to complete its phase-in of the DBS regulatory fee,” filed America’s Communications Association and NCTA. The proposed unified seven-tier fee schedule would lead to “unreasonably large fee increases,” said AT&T. “Maintain the existing separate [international bearer circuit] fee categories.” Cut "the fees proposed for submarine cables across all tiers,” said CenturyLink. Submarine cable operators are “mistaken” that FCC use of capacity to allocate tiers is improper, CenturyLink added. The Submarine Cable Coalition disagreed, asking the agency to "reassess its methodology for apportioning regulatory fees to submarine cable providers.” Reject broadcaster proposals to assess regulatory fees based on FCC policy objectives such as propagating 5G, suggested CTIA. NAB called the FCC’s regulatory proposal “an abject failure” for not providing a rationale for fee increases, and for raising fees on radio broadcasters during the pandemic. “The Commission’s approach violates the law by not properly explaining the basis for the increases nor tying them to any discernible increase in the work performed on behalf of broadcasters,” NAB said.