DC Circuit Denies Stay of SSO-Sought C-Band Order
Arguments to stay the FCC's C-band order fall short of "the stringent requirements for a stay pending appeal," said U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Judges Thomas Griffith, Robert Wilkins and Gregory Katsas in a Tuesday order (in…
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Pacer, docket 20-1142). They denied the stay sought by small satellite operators ABS Global, Empresa and Hispasat (see 2006150053). Outside counsel for the companies didn't comment. The ruling "is great news for American consumers and U.S. leadership in 5G," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said. "I am very pleased that the D.C. Circuit rejected this attempt by small satellite operators with no U.S. operations in the C-band to delay our efforts to repurpose critical mid-band spectrum. The FCC will continue to defend our order on the merits, and I look forward to our C-band auction beginning on December 8.”