Next Orbit Act Report Deadline March 1

Comments for the next Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act report are due March 1, replies April 16, said an FCC International Bureau public notice Tuesday in docket 18-18. The bureau said it's required by the Orbit Act to report annually to the House Commerce and International Relations and Senate Commerce and Foreign Relations committees. Chairman Ajit Pai said the requirement of annually reporting on the privatization status of long-since privatized Inmarsat and Intelsat is pointless (see 1706080064 and 1506100062).