How does the FCC have a leg to stand on here?
They aren’t aviation.
They aren’t national defense.
They aren’t extra-terrestrial.
License them out of India, Panama, etc, country of convenience. Screw FCC
Unless totally rained in a government agency well grab all the power they can
The FCC is responsible for regulating commercial satellites.The four SpaceBees would be the first practical demonstration of Swarm’s prototype hardware and cutting-edge algorithms, swapping data with ground stations for up to eight years.
These satellites are transmitting signals in the electromagnetic spectrum in which the FCC is the designated authority to regulate for US satellites.