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Space

Eleven Companies File FCC Requests For Satellite Service Ahead Of Deadline

Pat Host

Monday, November 21st, 2016

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Eleven Companies File FCC Requests For Satellite Service Ahead Of Deadline

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Eleven companies filed requests with the FCC to provide varying types of satellite service ahead of a Nov. 15 deadline.O3b; Boeing [BA]; Karousel LLC; Audacy Corp.; Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX, filing as Space Exploration Holdings LLC); Theia Holdings A.; Telesat Canada; Space Norway AS; LeoSat MA.; Kepler Communications and ViaSat [VSAT] all filed requests with the FCC. Sources told Defense Daily that the filings are not binding and that many companies could be using them as placeholders while they…

Budget

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