On June 21, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of United States released a proposed rulemaking for expanding a flexible use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz band. This notice seeks to make more mid-band spectrum available for terrestrial fixed and mobile broadband by collecting additional information on current Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) uses that allow to better understand operations in these bands.
The Commission also seeks comments on the following main items:
1. Potential changes to promote an efficient use of the spectrum and an intensive use of the band and propose the following items:
2. Addition of a mobile allocation to the 3.7-4.2 GHz band
3. Potentially allowing point-to-multipoint use on a shared basis in a portion of the band
4. Technical rules to expand flexible use or allow point-to-multipoint use in the band
Comments will be accepted until 30 days after the publication of this document (August 21), and replies to comments will be released until 90 days after the Federal Register Publication.