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47 U.S.C. § 765f

Satellite auctions

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission shall not have the authority to assign by competitive bidding orbital locations or spectrum used for the provision of international or global satellite communications services. The President shall oppose in the International Telecommunication Union and in other bilateral and multilateral fora any assignment by competitive bidding of orbital locations or spectrum used for the provision of such services.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2005–2020 · leading case: Northpoint Tech., Ltd. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 412 F.3d 145 (D.C. Cir. 2005).
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Northpoint Tech., Ltd. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 412 F.3d 145 (D.C. Cir. 2005). · cites it 11× “48 (2000) (codified at 47 U.S.C. § 765f), the Commission remains authorized to auction licenses to operate Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) service 2 channels.”
Northpoint Tech., Ltd. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, Echostar Satellite Corp., Intervenors, 414 F.3d 61 (D.C. Cir. 2005). · cites it 3× “two reasserted in this petition for review: (1) that the FCC could not auction that part of the spectrum under Section 647 of the Open-market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act (“ORBIT Act”), which bars auctions of spectrum “used for the…”
PSSI Global Servs., L.L.C. v. FCC, 983 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2020). “” 47 U.S.C. § 765f. PSSI asserts that this provision governs auctions for spectrum currently used for international satellite communications, rather than auctions for spectrum that will be so used after the auction.”
Northpoint Technol v. FCC (D.C. Cir. 2005). · cites it 3× “the Second Order, including two reasserted in this petition for review: (1) that the FCC could not auction that part of the spectrum under Section 647 of the Open-market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act (“ORBIT Act”), which bars auctions…”
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