On February 28, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a proposal to pay satellite operators Intelsat S.A., SES S.A., Eutelsat S.A., Telesat Canada and Embratel, Star One S.A. up to $9.7b in total incentive payments, provided that, by September 2023, they clear out of the lower 300 MHz of the 500 MHz of 3.7-4.2 GHz C-band spectrum they currently use, as well as up to $5b in qualifying spectrum relocation cost reimbursements.
Read more related news in Space Business Review February 2020.
