The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently took steps to facilitate commercial operations in space by adopting two orders that provide more flexibility to the industry. The FCC adopted a second report and second...more
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules to expand the use of spectrum in the 17 gigahertz band to transmit data to Earth. This decision allows the spectrum, which previously had been reserved for feeder...more
The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in which it proposes to repurpose 75 MHz of spectrum from 5.850 to 5.925 GHz (known as the 5.9 GHz band) currently allocated for automobile safety. In 1999, the FCC...more
The Federal Communications Commission has released a draft notice on proposed auction procedures for the December 9 auction of 3,400 MHz of spectrum in the 37, 39 and 47 GHz bands. If, as expected, the draft notice is...more
Setting the stage for the largest spectrum sale in US history, the FCC has released proposed procedures for the auction of 3,400 MHz of spectrum in the 37, 39 and 47 GHz bands. This follows the FCC's April 12 decision on how...more
This week, the Federal Communications Commission took the first step towards fulfilling its promise to bring additional high-band 5G radio spectrum to market – spectrum needed to support spectrum-intensive, real-time...more