1、 Fostering Connectivity:The LEO Satellite Opportunities in APEC APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group August 2025 Fostering Connectivity:The LEO Satellite Opportunities in APEC APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group August 2025 APEC Project:TELWG 101 2024A Produced by

2、Ann Katsiak For Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat 35 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Singapore 119616 Tel:(65)68919 600 Fax:(65)68919 690 Email:infoapec.org Website:www.apec.org 2025 APEC Secretariat APEC#225-TC-01.1 Acknowledgements This study was produced by the US APEC-RISE program,which is fun

3、ded by the U.S.government and implemented by Nathan,a Cadmus Company.The lead authors for the study were Juliana Ramirez,Hamza Hameed,and Peter Lovelock of Access Partnership,with review and inputs from Ann Katsiak of Cadmus.US APEC-RISE was guided by the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy and

4、the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs(EAP)at the U.S.Department of State.Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1.INTRODUCTION2 2.CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES4 2.1 REGULATORY CHALLENGES FROM LEO BROADBAND SATELLITECONNECTIVITY AND BEST PRACTICES4 2.2 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES8 3.REGULATORY DEVE

5、LOPMENTS AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS 93.1 SPECTRUM RESOURCES 10 3.2 LICENSING CONDITIONS 11 3.3 RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTS 12 4.RECOMMENDATIONS17 ANNEX I:MEMBER ECONOMIES AND THEIR RELEVANT AUTHORITIES 20 ANNEX II:WORKSHOP AGENDA 21 ANNEX III:WORKSHOP SUMMARY REPORT 24 REFERENCES 27 Acronyms ACMA Australi

6、an Communications and Media Authority APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC TEL 69 69th Telecommunications and Information Working Group Meeting DICT Department of Information and Communications Technology EAP East Asian and Pacific Affairs FCC Federal Communications Commission FSS Fixed Satel