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Reforming the ITU’s EPFD framework: GSO and NGSO sharing in Ku and Ka bands

This paper outlines the Ofcom (UK) position to ensure the ITU's EPFD framework remains relevant and evolves to reflect how modern satellites are designed, deployed, and used.

Out of Orbit: How Outdated Spectrum Rules Hold Back Satellite Broadband

This issue brief from the International Center for Law & Economics examines EPFD limits and calls on international regulators to replace EPFD limits with standards that reflect how modern satellite networks perform.

Modernizing Space Policy: Unleashing Low Earth Orbit Satellite Connectivity

This one-pager from the Connect Everyone Coalition urges policymakers to modernize outdated space regulations, including EPFD rules, to unleash LEO satellite broadband and close the digital divide.

Leading on LEO Satellite Policy: U.S. Priorities for the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference

In this report, New America and the International Center for Law & Economics outline U.S. priorities for WRC-27, arguing the U.S. must coordinate early to protect its lead in LEO satellite communications.

Low Earth Orbit satellites: Closing the Indo-Pacific digital divide

This policy brief from the Lowy Institute outlines how targeted deployment, affordable access, and smarter governance can unlock LEO satellites' potential in the Indo-Pacific region.

Growth through connectivity: Supporting ASEAN’s vision with non-geostationary satellite systems

This report from Access Partnership highlights economic benefits of deploying NGSO systems across Southeast Asia and calls for modernizing outdated interference rules to unlock the potential of NGSO systems.

Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband

This report and order from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission replaces EPFD limits with modern, performance-based protections.

The Global Value of LEO Satellite Broadband Services

This report from Oxford Economics finds that expanding Low Earth Orbit satellite broadband could help narrow global connectivity gaps and generate substantial economic benefits.

Considerations on Interference Impact in GEO-LEO Spectrum Sharing Systems

This report from the Computer & Communications Industry Association highlights how outdated satellite interference rules are limiting broadband growth without providing meaningful protection to existing satellite services, making the case for updating them. This report can also be accessed in Spanish and French.

About EPFD Limits: The Outdated Regulations Governing Modern Satellite Systems

This explainer demonstrates how EPFD limits work and how these outdated regulations limit the potential of modern satellite systems.
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