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Final ruleTook effect Oct. 19, 2026

Upper C-Band (3.98-4.2 GHz); Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 19, 2026. Document 2026-21324. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection requirements under OMB Control Number 3060-1272, as adopted in the Commission's Report and Order, Order of Proposed Modification, and Order on Reconsideration, FCC 26- 46.

The Federal Communications Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

47 CFR 27

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Communications Commission has published 55 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 78 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Amendatory instructions 26 (47 CFR 27.1412(e)) and 35 (47 CFR 27.1419), published at 91 FR 48700, July 31, 2026, are effective on October 19, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-21324
ActionFinal rule; announcement of effective date.
AgenciesFederal Communications Commission
PublishedOct. 19, 2026
Effective dateOct. 19, 2026

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register