"Strategic satellite frequency" warning from the USA to the EU

According to the Financial Times newspaper, US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder reacted to the EU Commission's proposed law that allocates most of the strategically important satellite communication frequencies to European-based companies and reduces the share of US operators.

Ambassador Puzder claimed that the EU follows protectionist policies and tries to provide an unfair advantage to European companies to the detriment of their US competitors.

Criticizing the EU's strict regulatory policy towards the technology sector, Puzder emphasized that Washington and the EU should join forces instead of separating in order to compete more effectively with China in areas such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

Puzder also warned that the EU's restrictions on American companies could cause heavy losses of billions of dollars to European businesses.

Europe's "technological independence" move

The European Commission has prepared a legislative proposal to reserve part of the satellite frequency spectrum only for European companies. With this move, the EU administration aims to reduce its dependence on global technology giants, strengthen domestic providers and encourage new European actors to enter the market.

Although the Commission argues that companies from third countries can continue to operate in the European market, this proposal envisages seriously limiting the frequency usage capacity of foreign companies, especially the US and Chinese satellite communication operators.