FCC Circulates Draft Orbital Debris Mitigation Report and Order
On April 2, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) circulated a draft of its Orbital Debris Mitigation Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Draft Order”) for consideration at the Commission’s April open meeting. The Draft...
FCC Releases Report & Order Freeing up C-Band Spectrum for 5G Services
This week, the Federal Communications Commission released its long-awaited Report & Order creating new rules to auction and clear 280 MHz of spectrum for 5G services. The Order marks the next step in the Commission’s 5G Fast Plan to facilitate U.S. superiority in...
Paris Space Week
Last week, space industry innovators and decision-makers from around the world met at the Air and Space Museum in Le Bourget for Paris Space Week 2020. During two fruitful days, commercial, technical and institutional actors of the space sector gathered to present...
International Panel on Emerging Issues in Space Governance
On Tuesday, February 25th, George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute (SPI) and the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) hosted an international panel discussion on “Emerging Issues in Space Governance,” held at the Elliott School of International...Recent Posts
Data Protection in the Middle East – 2021 Regulatory Round-Up – Part 4 | Kuwait
January 28, 2022. This article is Part 4 in a series of posts providing an overview of some key legal …
Data Protection in the Middle East – 2021 Regulatory Round-Up – Part 3 | Qatar
January 24, 2022. This article is Part 3 of a series of posts providing an overview of some key legal …
Data Protection in the Middle East – 2021 Regulatory Round-Up – Part 2 | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
January 18, 2022. This article is Part 2 of a series of posts providing an overview of some key legal …
Data Protection in the Middle East – 2021 Regulatory Round-Up | United Arab Emirates
January 12, 2022. With the continuing influence of the Covid pandemic, in many ways 2021 was quieter than what we …
Spectrum and Space Activities: Future Challenges & Opportunities
October 2021. The University of Nebraska’s Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law section held their annual meeting late last month. As …
International Bureau Seeks Comment on Recommendations for WRC-23
February 26, 2021. The Federal Communications Commission has issued a public notice seeking comment on a draft recommendation (the “Recommendation”) …
Furthering Spectrum Innovation & Coordination Among Federal Agencies
February 5, 2021. This week, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a press release stating that a Memorandum of Agreement …
The 2020 Galloway Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law
December 21, 2020. The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) held the 15th Annual Eilene Galloway Memorial Symposium on Critical …
Reply Comments in the Mitigation of Orbital Debris FNPRM
November 16, 2020. In April of this year, the FCC released its Report and Order (“R&O”) and Further Notice of Proposed …
Evidence-Based Spectrum Policy Conference
October 20, 2020. Last week, on October 13 and October 15, the Silicon Flatirons Center at Colorado Law, University of Colorado …
Space Policy Directive-5 Establishes Comprehensive Cybersecurity Policy for Space Systems
September 4, 2020. Today President Trump signed Space Policy Directive-5 (“SPD-5”) establishing cybersecurity best practices for the U.S. Government and …
NAPA’s Space Traffic Management Report
On August 19, 2020, the National Academy of Public Administration (”NAPA”) released the Space Traffic Management (“STM”) Report (the “Report”) …
Asia Pacific Spectrum Management Conference
The 6th Asia Pacific Spectrum Management Conference was recently held online. For 4 days panelists discussed spectrum management across the …