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U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and Peter Welch introduced The SAT Streamlining Act, requiring the FCC to decide on satellite applications within one year. The bill aims to enhance U.S. leadership in the satellite industry and standardize market access for foreign satellite systems.

Concurrently, the FCC is seeking comments on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes an 'assembly line' for satellite licensing to expedite reviews. The FCC recently authorized SpaceX to deploy an additional 7,500 LEO satellites. FCC Chair Brendan Carr also announced plans for a regulatory framework for direct-to-cell satellite connectivity.