LA PLATA, Maryland — Two long-running disputes at the International Telecommunication Union (TU) suggest why the agency will be hard-pressed assume a new role in regulating space debris and satellite collision risk.
The first involves the U.S. and Norwegian governments, where SpaceX’s Starlink network is registered; and the Iranian government, which has been trying to get the ITU to pressure the US and Norway have Starlink switch off terminals illegally operating in Iran.
The second pits the French and Swedish governments against . . .
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