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FCC Opens More Airwaves for Satellite Broadband

Agency opened 17 GigaHertz for satellites, issued a fine against a deepfake political robocalls.

Jake Neenan

Jake Neenan

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FCC Opens More Airwaves for Satellite Broadband
Screenshot of FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel at Thursday's meeting

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2024 – The Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted Thursday to make more airwaves available for satellite broadband.

The move will make more spectrum in the 17 GigaHertz band available for non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites, including the low-earth orbit satellites that can provide broadband. The agency said it creates a 1,300 megahertz block for NGSO systems.

“This large, contiguous block of spectrum will support advanced services, including high-speed broadband access, and our rules will allow a range of use cases from different orbits,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said.

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