Earth Stations in Motion

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Parts 2 and 25 [IB Docket Nos. 17-95, 18-315; FCC 20-66; FRS 16866] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) amends its rules to facilitate the deployment of earth stations in motion (ESIMs) communicating with geostationary (GSO) and non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) fixed-satellite service (FSS) satellite systems. DATES: This rule is effective: July 24, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Spiers, 202-418-1593. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Report and Order, IB Docket Nos. 17-95 and 18-315, FCC 20-66, adopted on May 13, 2020, and released on May 14, 2020. The full text of this document is ( printed page 44773) available at https://docs.fcc.gov/​public/​attachments/​FCC-20-66A1.pdf . The full text of this document is also available for inspection and copying during business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities, send an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). Paperwork Reduction Act This document does not contain new or modified information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13 . In addition, th…