Satellite operators Hispasat of Spain , Bermuda 's telecommunications and Brazilian outfit Star One , have complained to the telecommunications Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) that the satellite 's C - band coverage is being dominated by the world 's four biggest giants . Intelsat , reliance , Eutelsat and Telesat formed the C - band Alliance , and control more than 90 % of the US satellite C - band . The smaller operators claimed they had tried to negotiate with the four giants for a share of the spectrum from the transfer of spectrum to satellite G , but said they were " stonewalled " .
Satellite operators Hispasat of Spain, Bermuda's ABS and Brazilian outfit Star One, have complained to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that the country's C-band coverage is being dominated by the world's four biggest companies. Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat formed the C-Band Alliance, and control more than 90% of the US satellite C-band. The smaller operators claimed they had tried to negotiate with the four giants for a share of the revenues from the transfer of spectrum to 5G, but said they were "stonewalled".