Federal Register #2026-21321

FCC Seeks Comments on Upper C-band Transition Cost Catalog

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comments on a preliminary cost catalog for the Upper C-band transition. - Government agency: FCC, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. - Purpose: Gather feedback on estimated reasonable and necessary transition costs for eligible space station operators and incumbent earth station operators moving out of the 4.0–4.16 GHz band. - Cost catalog: Includes proposed cost categories and expense ranges, plus lump-sum reimbursement categories and amounts for incumbent earth station operators who opt out of actual-cost reimbursement. - Transition objective: Make 160 megahertz of mid-band spectrum available to 3.7 GHz Service licensees for flexible use across the contiguous United States. - Input requested: Comments on the proposed categories, estimates, lump-sum amounts, and calculation methodology. - Procurement status: This is a request for public comments, not a procurement; no products, services, quantities, OEMs, or vendors are identified.

Description

The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau invites comments on a preliminary cost catalog for the Upper C-band incumbent transition. It provides estimated ranges for reasonable and necessary costs incurred by eligible space station operators and incumbent earth station operators transitioning out of 4.0–4.16 GHz, and identifies lump-sum reimbursement categories and amounts for incumbent earth station operators. The transition is intended to make 160 megahertz of mid-band spectrum available to 3.7 GHz Service licensees for flexible use throughout the contiguous United States. Comments are due October 20, 2026, and reply comments are due November 9, 2026.

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