The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has applauded U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr and the Commission’s leadership.
Why? Well, following the October Open Commission Meeting held at FCC headquarters in Washington, DC, the Chairman declared October 2025 to be “Space Month” at the FCC. The agency’s goal is to ensure that the United States is the friendliest regulatory environment in the world for innovators to start, to grow, and to accelerate their space operations.
SIA commends Chairman Carr and the FCC leadership for the Commission’s continued recognition of the expanding importance of the commercial space industry and the critical services satellites provide to hundreds of millions of Americans each day,” said Tom Stroup, president of the Satellite Industry Association. “SIA and its members appreciate the FCC’s commitment to evolving the commercial satellite regulatory environment by streamlining the licensing process and further supporting America’s leadership role in the global commercial space economy. The proposed rule changes will greatly expedite the licensing process and provide for better utilization of some of the frequency bands available to the industry. We look forward to working with the FCC staff to finalize and implement these proposed rule changes.”
