Kelley Drye Full Spectrum

Full Spectrum’s FCC Open Meeting Recaps feature a first take and analysis following the FCC’s monthly Open Meetings, with an emphasis on the agenda items directly impacting our clients. This month, Special Counsel Mike Dover discusses the Commission’s Report and Order modifying the clarity and accessibility of Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages to the public to make alerts more accessible to the public, including for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. (1:00). Partner Chip Yorkgitis discusses the Commission’s Second Report and Order addressing mitigation of orbital debris that adopts rules requiring low-Earth orbit space station operators planning disposal of their satellites after the end of mission through uncontrolled atmospheric re-entry, absent a waiver or applicable grandfathering, to complete disposal as soon as practicable and, in any event, within five years. (16:40) Subscribe for ongoing coverage of these topics and future FCC Open Meetings. The next FCC Open Meeting is slated for Oc