Iridium Urges Earth Station Modification Rules Changes
As the FCC looks to revise or ax unnecessary regulations (see 1611030042), Iridium has its sights on the procedure for blanket authorization holders adding transceiver/antenna combinations to their licenses. In a docket 16-251 posting Tuesday, it recapped a phone call…
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with International Bureau Satellite Division staff in which it advocated the agency let some earth station minor modifications be done without having to notify the FCC as long as those changes don't involve such issues as additional operating frequencies, polarization changes or a higher antenna. The company said the agency should clarify that adding new transceiver/antenna combinations to an existing blanket earth station license doesn't require prior FCC notification when they meet certain requirements.