House Communications Sets Feb. 2 Hearing on Satellite Policy
The House Communications Subcommittee plans a Feb. 2 hearing on U.S. satellite policy, said Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Communications Chairman Bob Latta, R-Ohio, Thursday. “Next-generation satellite technologies are revolutionizing the communications marketplace,” they said: “Yet many…
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of our nation’s laws and regulations haven’t been updated in decades. Given the growth and innovation in this sector, we must ensure the U.S. is keeping pace with this rapidly evolving industry.” Rodgers and House Commerce ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., filed the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act and Secure Space Act in December in a bid to revamp the FCC’s satellite licensing rules. STSA would revamp the FCC's low-earth orbit satellite licensing rules by requiring the commission to issue “specific performance requirements” for satellite licensees to meet on space safety and orbital debris. SSA would bar the FCC from granting satellite licenses to any entity the FCC deems a national security risk under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (see 2212090064). The hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn.