Government/Military

Could Satellite Broadband Allay Concerns About Net Neutrality?

By Photo of Kendall Russell
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai during the Inaugural Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force Meeting on June 15, 2017. Photo: Flickr/USDA.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai during the Inaugural Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force Meeting on June 15, 2017. Photo: Flickr/USDA.

Next month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to do away with laws regulating the power of broadband providers in the United States. Could new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations provide an alternative option for consumers concerned about the monopolistic nature of terrestrial broadband?

Read more at GeekWire Full story arrow

More on This Topic

Government/Military

Space Force Awards Space Data Network Contracts to Five Satellite Manufacturers

Government/Military

Planet Labs to Support Government, Public Services in Rwanda

Government/Military

Impulse Space Wins New Space Force Contract

Government/Military

Marlink to Acquire U.K. Defense Comms Specialist GRC

Government/Military

Space42 and Leonardo DRS to Boost UAE National Security

Space42 has signed a key new sovereign national security deal with Leonardo DRS to boost security across the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The MoU will see Leonardo DRS contribute its […]
Government/Military

U.S. Space Force Selects Voyager Technologies for Space-to-Space Communications Development Award

Government/Military

The Trump Administration Attempts to Fill an Empty FCC Seat Ahead of Midterm Elections

Government/Military

Capella, Iceye US, and Umbra Receive NRO Commercial SAR Contracts

Government/Military

Space Force Awards Additional SB-AMTI Contracts, Including One To Rocket Lab

Trending Now

  1. Building the Connectivity Backbone for the Next Era of Lunar Exploration
    Magazine

    Building the Connectivity Backbone for the Next Era of Lunar Exploration

  2. Rocket Lab Margins Under the Microscope Following 2Q Earnings
    Finance

    Rocket Lab Margins Under the Microscope Following 2Q Earnings

  3. How the Internet of Space is Reshaping Active Resiliency
    Opinion

    How the Internet of Space is Reshaping Active Resiliency

  4. U.S. Space Force Selects Voyager Technologies for Space-to-Space Communications Development Award
    Government/Military

    U.S. Space Force Selects Voyager Technologies for Space-to-Space Communications Development Award

  5. Telesat Remains Optimistic About Lightspeed Despite Shaky 1H26 Financial Results, Looming Debt
    Finance

    Telesat Remains Optimistic About Lightspeed Despite Shaky 1H26 Financial Results, Looming Debt

  6. The Trump Administration Attempts to Fill an Empty FCC Seat Ahead of Midterm Elections
    Government/Military

    The Trump Administration Attempts to Fill an Empty FCC Seat Ahead of Midterm Elections

  7. Hughes Files for Chapter 11 With Plan to Reorganize Around Enterprise, Defense Business
    Finance

    Hughes Files for Chapter 11 With Plan to Reorganize Around Enterprise, Defense Business

  8. ALL.SPACE to Provide Hydra MAX Terminals to Aalyria
    Technology

    ALL.SPACE to Provide Hydra MAX Terminals to Aalyria

  9. In the AI Era, Constellations Emerge As a New Strategic Class of Assets
    Magazine

    In the AI Era, Constellations Emerge As a New Strategic Class of Assets