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Part 100

noun

1. A proposed new section of the FCC's rules (47 CFR Part 100) that would consolidate and modernize satellite licensing regulations currently spread across Part 25 and other rule parts.
2. The Part 100 NPRM represents the most significant restructuring of FCC satellite rules in decades, aiming to streamline the licensing process for modern constellation architectures that don't fit neatly into the legacy framework designed for individual GEO satellites.

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Part 25 Title 47 CFR Part 25, the section of the Code of Federal Regulations governing satellite communications in the United… FCC The Federal Communications Commission. The U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating interstate and international… NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. A formal document issued by a federal agency — most commonly the FCC in the satellite…

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