Myth vs. Fact: Modernizing EPFD Limits
janvier 8, 2026
décembre 14, 2023
“The Alliance for Satellite Broadband is pleased with the decision at this year’s World Radio Conference to officially invite studies of epfd limits and report the results to the next WRC in 2027. This is a win for innovation, enabling ITU members to evaluate the epfd limits in light of modern satellite systems and spectrum management techniques. International regulators have taken a vital step toward revisiting these outdated rules by committing to these studies.”
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“The Alliance for Satellite Broadband is pleased with the decision at this year’s World Radio Conference to officially invite studies of epfd limits and report the results to the next WRC in 2027. This is a win for innovation, enabling ITU members to evaluate the epfd limits in light of modern satellite systems and spectrum management techniques. International regulators have taken a vital step toward revisiting these outdated rules by
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.
