by Toby Youell
December 19, 2019 This consultation has now been published in the Federal Register and is open to public comment. Comments must be made by January 21, 2020, and replies to those comments are due by February 3, 2020. November 19, 2019 The FCC plans to issue a consultation on small… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, has issued a consultation about allocating spectrum for drones. In particular, it is considering whether and/or how to make available spectrum in two bands: 960 - 1164 MHz; 5030 - 5091 MHz. Comments must be submitted by December 26, 2019, while any replies to those… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, is consulting on a request for a waive from its rules for the 60 - 64 GHz band. The request is from Leica Geosystems AG, which proposes to use the band for radars on drones. Comments must be submitted to the FCC by December 21,… Read more...
by Toby Youell
November 13, 2019 This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was approved at the FCC's meeting and will be published in the Federal Register on November 14. Comments are due by December 14, and replies to those comments must be submitted by December 29. October 4, 2019 The FCC may consult on… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC is consulting on submitted long-form applications for licences in the 24 GHz and 28 GHz bands. These licences follow the FCC's auctions of these bands, which concluded earlier in 2019. The FCC believes these applications are acceptable for filing, but there is an opportunity for petitions to deny… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC has issued a consultation about the use of dynamic compression techniques in amateur-allocated frequencies. The consultation is prompted by a petition from New York University, which seeks a declaratory ruling that such techniques are prohibited by the FCC because they effectively encrypt communications. Interested parties must submit comments… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US Department of Defense plans to consult on its draft Request for Proposals on its use of 5G technology. Its proposed first tranche of work on 5G will include live trials of sharing between high-power mid-band radars and commercial 5G services. The DoD intends to publish the draft RFP… Read more...
by Toby Youell
October 22, 2019: The draft Public Notice was approved and will be published in the Federal Register on October 23 here. The deadline for comments remains October 28, with replies to those comments due by November 12. September 6, 2019 The FCC will vote on draft proposed bidding procedures for an… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC is seeking comment on a request from Iridium for a waiver to its rules on the use of spectrum for the provision of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System mobile satellite services. The waiver would allow Iridium's constellation and authorised L-Band frequencies to be used for the service.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, is consulting on bidding procedures for 10 MHz Priority Access Licences (PALs) in the 3550 - 3700 MHz band. PALs will provide certainty for entities wanting to access the 3550 - 3700 MHz band through Spectrum Access Systems, databases that coordinate sharing of the band.… Read more...