# Federal Register #2026-20486

FCC Information Collections for Upper C-band Transition, 3.7 GHz Coordination, and Text-Message Blocking

**Buyer:** Federal Communications Commission
**Posted:** October 06, 2026
**Respond By:** December 07, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20486

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) notice concerns regulatory information collections, not a purchase of products or services.
- Government buyer: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); no sub-agency or office is identified.
- Procurement status: No products, hardware, or contracted services are being solicited. No OEMs or vendors are named.
- Information collections and requirements:
  - Upper C-band transition: Clearinghouse administration of reimbursements, rebates, audits, disputes, and fund reporting; Relocation Coordinator planning, engineering coordination, progress tracking, and reporting; and eligible space station operator status reports, completion certifications, and delay notices.
  - 3.7 GHz services: Licensees and earth-station operators must maintain and disclose certain agreements affecting power-flux-density limits. Licensees may need to provide engineering analyses demonstrating compliance with interference-protection criteria.
  - Mobile text messages: Wireless providers must block certain texts that appear to originate from numbers on a reasonable Do-Not-Originate list and maintain a contact point for reports of erroneously blocked texts.
- Estimated information-collection burden: The Upper C-band collection is estimated at 16,512 respondents, 34,871 responses, 123,465 annual burden hours, and $10,705,353 in annual costs. The 3.7 GHz collection is estimated at 30 respondents and responses, 120 annual burden hours, and no costs. The notice also covers mobile-provider text-blocking requirements.
- No product quantities, part numbers, contract value, or procurement period of performance are provided.

### Description

The Federal Communications Commission invites comments on proposed revisions to two information collections related to the Upper C-band transition and 3.7 GHz services. The collections cover information and reporting duties for the Upper C-band Clearinghouse, Relocation Coordinator, eligible space station operators, licensees, and earth station operators. They support relocation of incumbent satellite operations, reimbursement and coordination processes, and interference protection for C-band operations. Written comments are due December 7, 2026.

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