Yesterday, the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) announced that it had approved a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) from the FCC on “Unleashing Unlicensed Spectrum for Direct-to-Device”. The NPRM was sent to OMB yesterday.
According to the 2026 Unified Agenda entry for this rulemaking:
“As space launches and satellite deployment continue to increase, companies with space-based operations are increasingly looking to expand capacity, reduce cost, and increase the utility of their operations. The increase in space launches, coupled with the growing diversity of non-satellite spacecraft, has resulted in a growing need to support communication in space and between Earth and space. To meet this growing need, the Commission begins this proceeding to explore unlicensed device use in space.”
I do not expect to cover this rulemaking in any detail, but it will get mentioned in the appropriate Short Takes post as part of my limited Space Geek coverage.
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