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Satellite industry pitches streamlined licensing and spectrum access as priorities for resilience and growth
Summary
Satellite leaders told the House subcommittee that satellites are a growing backbone for broadband, disaster response and resilience. They urged faster regulatory processes, international standard leadership and access to spectrum ahead of WRC‑27.
Witnesses from the satellite industry told a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee that satellite services have expanded rapidly and play an increasingly central role in communications resilience, disaster response and closing broadband gaps.
Tom Stroup, president of the Satellite Industry Association, said the industry already supports “hundreds of millions of Americans and billions of people around the world every day,” and that U.S. companies operate more than…
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