SpaceX Talks 2 GHz, 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands With Space Bureau

SpaceX Talks 2 GHz, 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands With Space Bureau

The 2 GHz and 1.6/2.4 GHz mobile satellite service (MSS) bands are prime for sharing with new entrant satellite systems, SpaceX told FCC Space Bureau staff, including Chief Jay Schwarz. In a docket 25-173 filing posted Wednesday recapping the meeting...

SpaceX Still Pushing for Access to EchoStar’s 2 GHz Spectrum

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2025 – SpaceX again pushed Federal Communications Commission staff to open the 2 GigaHertz band for sharing in a meeting last week. “EchoStar’s failure to deploy MSS in the band has deprived consumers of that service for over a decade,” Jameson Dempsey, SpaceX’s director of satellite policy, wrote in an ex parte filing posted Wednesday. “The Commission therefore should clarify that EchoStar’s market access in the band has exp…