The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the shared use of the 42–42.5 GHz band. The regulator is seeking comments on how shared access schemes could be implemented in the band. Sharing mechanisms considered include nationwide non-exclusive licensing, site-based licensing, technology-based licensing. Stakeholders are also asked to… Read more...

The FCC's Commissioners have agreed new rules for the 4.9 GHz band. The US regulator has set up a coordinated nationwide approach to managing the band. A new leasing model has been established to "solidify" the band's status as public safety spectrum, while allowing a secondary use. The new framework… Read more...

The US Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau have issued a consultation on a request for a nationwide waiver of ITS rules for the deployment of Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything technology in the 5GHz band. A group of stakeholders have requested permission to use C-V2X… Read more...

US regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to begin a consultation on the needs and uses of offshore spectrum. The Notice of Inquiry seeks comments on different spectrum rights models and rights structures, and the needs of commercial or private maritime or aeronautical uses. One area FCC is… Read more...

The FCC has issued a public notice on regulating receiver performance. In the notice, the regulator is considering different ways it can encourage better receiver performance to ensure spectrum is used more efficiently. One proposed idea is for the FCC to develop performance criteria or ratings which can be used… Read more...

April 25, 2022: This consultation has now been published in the Federal Register. Comments are due May 25, and reply comments are due June 9. March 21, 2022: The Office of Engineering and Technology, which advises the FCC on allocation and spectrum usage, has issued a public notice on potential changes… Read more...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comment on the auction format to be used in the country's upcoming 2.5 GHz auction. The agency is currently considering the use of an ascending clock auction as well as single-round and simultaneous multiple-round (SMR) auction format. The consultation comes after stakeholders disagreed… Read more...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed to revise its spectrum sharing rules for non-geostationary orbit, fixed-satellite services (NGSO FSS). The commission is proposing that the existing spectrum sharing mechanism for NGSO FSS systems will be limited to those systems that have been approved in the same processing round. The… Read more...

The FCC has released a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which sets out initiatives to enhance the availability of telecommunications services in rural areas. The Notice proposes several incentives for small carriers and Tribal Nations to participate in the program. Incentives include changes to partitioning, disaggregation and leasing rules. Comments… Read more...

October 29, 2021: This consultation has been published in the Federal Register. It will be available for public comment until November 29, while replies to those comments can be made until December 28. October 4, 2021: The FCC has published a notice of proposed rulemaking on the use of the… Read more...