The Economic Benefits of Updating Regulations That Unnecessarily Limit Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit Systems: Part II

In a new paper, Former FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth that updating epfd limits, and therefore allowing for more NGSO constellations and expanded satellite broadband, would result in between $10 billion and $100 billion in economic benefits to customers. In this update to his previous paper, Furchtgott-Roth argues that regulations should be updated as technology evolves and debunks claims that updating epfd limits would hurt businesses and consumers.

AEI Blog: Global Spectrum Harmonization: Unleashing the Potential of LEO Satellites for Worldwide Connectivity

This op-ed, authored by Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Shane Tews, discusses the role of WRC-23 in shaping future spectrum policy, including epfd limits. This year’s WRC will be hugely consequential for the booming satellite industry, and modernizing epfd limits will dictate the sector’s future. This op-ed argues that satellite internet needs modernized regulations in order to continue to grow.