FCC to Vote on Relaxing LEO Satellite Power Limits
SpaceX has asked for the change, which incumbent geostationary operators oppose.
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2026 – SpaceX appears poised to win a regulatory battle at the Federal Communications Commission.
The agency will vote on an order that will alter satellite spectrum sharing rules to benefit low-Earth orbit providers, the agency announced Wednesday. It’s something SpaceX has asked for.
“By discarding last century’s satellite regulations, we could see billions of dollars in benefits for the American economy and broadband speeds many times faster than what is available today,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in a statement. “This overdue rethinking of space spectrum sharing rules will bring greater competition to the broadband marketplace and reduce the number of satellites needed to serve a given area.”
