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by andrewguenther 985 days ago
The regulatory vector for satellites in the US is the FCC. The FCC controls US airwaves so if you're providing services via satellite in the US you must have a license from the FCC.

So if you're a non-US company operating services in the US, you'll have to have a US subsidiary anyway and that subsidiary would be required to get the license. If you're a non-US company not doing business in the US then that's outside of regulatory jurisdiction.