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To counter GSO incumbents' wariness at WRC-27, envision a U.S.-Romania powerhouse duo pitching an ITU Article 15 sentinel: a real-time interference tracker for NGSO hordes like Starlink, blending telemetry dashboards, AI anomaly alerts, and phased EPFD hikes (from -160 to -100 dBW/m²/MHz). It's not babysitting orbits—it's the velvet glove ensuring equitable spectrum feasts, dodging €5M disputes while turbocharging 1-2 Gbps rural broadband. Phased pilots via FCC audits could test the waters, turning skeptics into spectrum sharers by 2030.

This essay probes the legal complexities - jurisdictional conflicts, liability under the Liability Convention (1972), and dispute resolution - and practical hurdles - regulatory misalignment, compliance burdens, and operational risks - through a practitioner’s lens. It proposes a “de lege ferenda” solution: the Lunar Operations Compliance Consortium (LOCC), a market-driven framework complementing DARPA’s LOGIC initiative, using soft regulation to pave the way for future hard laws, ensuring lunar innovation thrives without chaos.