# 2026-00587: FCC Aligns U.S. Radio Rules with 2015 World Conference Acts 2026-00587, Implementation of the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015) (WRC-15), Other Allocation Issues, and Related Rule Updates, is a Federal Register rule from Federal Communications Commission published 2026-01-14, effective 2026-02-13 (as of 2026-06-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00587 - As of: 2026-06-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-00587 - Title: Implementation of the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015) (WRC-15), Other Allocation Issues, and Related Rule Updates - Type: Rule - Agencies: Federal Communications Commission - Citation: 91 FR 1405 - Published: 2026-01-14 - Effective: 2026-02-13 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: no - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-11 ## In one line FCC Aligns U.S. Radio Rules with 2015 World Conference Acts ## Summary The FCC is updating U.S. radio frequency rules to match international agreements from the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference. These changes help amateur radio operators, satellite services, and broadcast stations use the airwaves more efficiently starting February 13, 2026. This update affects businesses and hobbyists but won’t cause big costs or paperwork headaches. ## Abstract In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) modifies the United States Table of Frequency Allocations (U.S. Table) in the Commission's rules to implement certain spectrum allocation decisions from the International Telecommunication Union's World Radiocommunication Conference's 2015 Final Acts, including those for amateur radio, satellite services, and for aural broadcast auxiliary and television broadcast auxiliary stations by revising the Commission's rules. These changes provide for increased domestic utilization of a range of spectrum in both satellite and terrestrial contexts. ## Effects PRIA read - Search-and-Rescue Satellites Protected: mixed, medium. The FCC added footnote US265 and changed rules to protect search-and-rescue satellites that receive in the 406–406.1 MHz band. New fixed and mobile frequency assignments are prohibited in the adjacent 405.9–406.0 MHz and 406.1–406.2 MHz bands, and the rule also prevents new assignments at 406.1250… - Satellite-Based Global Flight Tracking Allowed: benefit, high. The FCC allocated 1087.7–1092.3 MHz for aeronautical mobile-satellite (route) Earth-to-space use to allow space stations to receive ADS-B broadcasts from aircraft and added a new licensing paragraph to permit space stations that can receive ADS-B. These changes take effect February 13, 2026 and wil… - New 60‑Meter Amateur Band Adopted: benefit, low. The FCC allocated 5351.5–5366.5 kHz to the amateur radio service on a secondary basis and modified footnote US23 and part 97 to implement the new band. The Commission also retained the four existing discrete amateur channels at 5332, 5348, 5373, and 5405 kHz for continued amateur use and decided no… - 410–420 MHz Opened for Space Research (Non‑Federal): benefit, medium. The FCC allocated 410–420 MHz to the space research service (space-to-space) on a secondary basis for non-Federal use, limited to communications links with an orbiting, manned space vehicle, and added a power flux-density (PFD) limit at Earth's surface of −153 to −148 dBw/m² in a 4 kHz bandwidth de… - Earth‑Observation Bands Expanded for Satellites: benefit, medium. The FCC allocated the 9.2–9.3 GHz and 9.9–10.4 GHz bands to the Earth exploration‑satellite service (active) on a primary basis for Federal use and on a secondary basis for non‑Federal use, subject to specific footnotes and mitigation requirements. The Commission declined to raise the non‑Federal a… - Broadcast Auxiliary and Fixed Station Frequency Updates: mixed, low. 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