Re:FCC Issues Warning in Wake of Swarm's Unauthorized Launch
by jessriedel on Friday April 20, 2018 @06:15AM
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> If a single agency is to interface with the ITU, it makes sense for it to be the FCC.
I don't see any reason for it to be a single agency. Not knowing anything about the details, I wouldn't think the FCC would be able to support the space-fairing expertise to properly regulate space debris given the dramatic increase in satellite density expected in the coming decades. New agencies get created all the time to deal with new regulatory fields that outgrow their initial home.
Needless to say, the UN is not a good lead to follow with respect to nimble regulatory structure.
Re:FCC Issues Warning in Wake of Swarm's Unauthorized Launch
by Angostura on Friday April 20, 2018 @04:11PM
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> Needless to say, the UN is not a good lead to follow with respect to nimble regulatory structure.
I'm sure the world is waiting agog for your proposals for an alternative international body able to coordinate communication satellite frequencies and orbits across all nations.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)"is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN)" that "coordinates the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promotes international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, works to improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world, and assists in the development and coordination of worldwide technical standards" [1].
If a single agency is to interface with the ITU, it makes sense for it to be the FCC.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Telecommunicatio...