The first paragraph of that question says 'address the possibility that a US company may have had spacecraft launched into orbit without the appropriate approva

The first paragraph of that question says 'address the possibility that a US company may have had spacecraft launched into orbit without the appropriate approval from the US government.' This is a discussion of another offence against a different document and assumes the first offence against FCC regulations is valid. Be careful not to conflate the two, one causes the other.