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Final ruleTakes effect Dec. 7, 2026

Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Nov. 5, 2026. Document 2026-22600. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.

What it does

In this document, the Space Bureau (Bureau or we) within the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) updates the initial set of geostationary (GSO) satellite network reference links adopted in the Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband Report and Order (Order). Ensuring the GSO reference links appropriately reflect typical and widespread GSO satellite operations in the United States will promote efficient spectrum sharing among today's broadband satellite systems.

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 25

Compared with

The Federal Communications Commission has published 57 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

Effective December 7, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-22600
ActionFinal action.
AgenciesFederal Communications Commission
PublishedNov. 5, 2026
Effective dateDec. 7, 2026

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