Renata Knittel Kommel
Renata Knittel Kommel is a regulatory consultant specializing in U.S. and Brazilian space policy and international satellite regulatory issues. She supports U.S. and foreign satellite operators and communications service providers by conducting research on satellite...
Joyeeta Chatterjee
Joyeeta Chatterjee is a legal consultant with specialized expertise in international commercial space, satellite, and aviation markets. She has represented banks and financial institutions in large-scale aerospace asset finance transactions. She has also advised the...
Kent Aldenderfer
Kent Aldenderfer is a regulatory consultant advising clients in the satellite and international telecommunications industries. He assists in the development of applications for satellites and earth stations before the U.S. Federal Communication Commission and foreign...
Ola Smolskaya
Ola Smolskaya is a telecommunications consultant with expertise in the commercial and regulatory aspects of new market development in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region. She specializes in conducting research in remote market access, regulatory...Recent Posts
NTIA Spectrum Policy Symposium
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) held its second Spectrum Policy Symposium on September 10th at the National Press …
New FCC Streamlined Procedures for Licensing of Smallsats
This month, the FCC unanimously approved a new, optional set of streamlined procedures for licensing small satellites (“smallsats”) (FCC 19-81, …
Secure World Foundation Space Sustainability Summit
The Secure World Foundation held the inaugural Summit for Space Sustainability on June 25-26 at the National Press Club in …
Space Enterprise Summit
The inaugural Space Enterprise Summit convened on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Co-sponsored by the State Department and the Department of …
Lachs Moot Court Competition
This weekend, the 27th Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition North American Rounds will be held at the …
13th Annual Eilene Galloway Memorial Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law
The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) held the 13th Annual Eilene Galloway Memorial Symposium on Critical Issues in Space …
US Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Changes
Speaking to the National Space Symposium, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross recounted a meeting with CEOs in the US space …
Swimming with the Sharks: The 3.7-4.2 GHz Proceeding
The FCC recently released the final text of its Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 …FCC’S 3.7-4.2 GHz Order AND NPRM – Client Alert
The FCC has approved an Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 …
Summary of Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band
Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – GN Docket No. 18-122 Today the FCC approved an Order and Notice of …Understanding the GDPR – Client Alert
The European Union (“EU”) will shortly implement changes to its data protection policies. Its revised data protection regime – the …
Europe’s New General Data Protection Regulation
The European Union has adopted massive changes to its data protection policy with the new General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation …
FCC Freeze in C-Band
Late yesterday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a public notice announcing a freeze, effective as of April 19, 2018, …