FCC Notice on Space Station Band Relocation

The FCC issued a Public Notice on May 21, 2020 announcing an accelerated election process for  space station relocation in the 3.7 GHz band:

the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) announces the Accelerated Relocation Election Process by which eligible space station operators can commit to relocating existing services in 3.7 GHz band on a two-phased accelerated schedule. In Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band Report and Order, GN Docket No. 18– 122, Report and Order and Order of Proposed Modification, FCC 20–22 (Mar. 3, 2020) (Report and Order), the Commission established a deadline of December 5, 2025, for incumbent space station operators to complete the transition of their operations to the upper 200 megahertz of the band, while providing an opportunity for accelerated clearing of the band by allowing eligible space station operators to commit to relocate voluntarily on a two-phased accelerated schedule.

The complete text is available on the Commission’s website at https://www.fcc.gov/document/wtb- announces-accelerated-relocation- election-process-37-ghz-band or by using the search function for GN Docket No. 18–122 on the Commission’s ECFS web page at www.fcc.gov/ecfs.