Amazon Urges Processing Round Waiver for Kuiper
Amazon representatives pressed eighth-floor offices about waiving FCC rules on processing round procedures for non-geostationary orbit systems. The reps argued that applying spectrum sharing rules to the proposed Kuiper constellation will provide regulatory certainty, encourage investment and accelerate broadband deployment,…
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per an International Bureau posting Wednesday. Amazon said good-faith coordination will ensure system compatibility and encourage new entry into the satellite broadband market. Amazon reps met with aides to Chairman Ajit Pai and the four regular commissioners. The company announced plans Thursday for a 219,000-square-foot primary headquarters for Kuiper R&D and prototype manufacturing in Redmond, Washington. It said renovations on the leased space are underway, with the company taking over the space in 2020.