Economic Study from the Phoenix Center

This study from the Phoenix Center examines why the 25-year-old epfd limits need to be updated. Using an economic model to analyze permissible interference levels, the Center’s economists show that fast-growing demand for LEO broadband — expected to overtake LEO revenues by 2028 — calls for more flexible interference standards. The study finds that modernizing these rules would let LEO systems expand more easily, lowering costs and improving service for consumers while still protecting existing GEO networks.