Oneweb lobbyist apparently grossly misrepresented events that informed recent WSJ article on competitor criticisms of Starlink. Things are heating up between the company lawyers.
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SpaceX statement:
https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=6212177
SpaceX statement snippet:
“These tactics are just the latest escalation of a disturbing trend by non-U.S. operators to influence U.S. regulators and policy makers with respect to space safety. Similarly, Viasat has been making misrepresentations about space safety and demanding unilateral restrictions on competitors in scores of Commission filings and public statements. At the same time, both Viasat and OneWeb have argued forcefully that they should be exempt from Commission rules for orbital debris mitigation due to their status as non-U.S. operators. The Commission can help curb this hypocritical behavior by acting swiftly on SpaceX’s petition to extend its orbital debris rules to all operators, including those like OneWeb and Viasat, that choose to license their systems overseas but seek to provide service in the U.S. market. This unified regime will help align all operators’ interests in a sustainable space environment.“
Summary of SpaceX response demanding retraction from OneWeb:
https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1384684384188604417?s=21
Original WSJ article:
Submitted April 21, 2021 at 02:16AM by 1e6throw https://ift.tt/3sIpeo8
