# 2026-07269: FCC Dives Back into C-Band Spectrum Sharing Drama

2026-07269, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Refreshes Record on Lower C-Band Petitions for Reconsideration, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Federal Communications Commission published 2026-04-15, effective Comments are due on or before May 5, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07269
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-07269
- Title: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Refreshes Record on Lower C-Band Petitions for Reconsideration
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 20084
- Published: 2026-04-15
- Effective: Comments are due on or before May 5, 2026.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

FCC Dives Back into C-Band Spectrum Sharing Drama

## Summary

The FCC is revisiting some requests about how the lower C-band spectrum (used for wireless internet and TV) should be shared and managed. This affects companies using this airspace, aiming to make rules clearer and more consistent by May 5, 2026. The changes could impact how spectrum is used and might influence future costs or tech upgrades.

## Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks to refresh the record on pending petitions for reconsideration of the Commission's 2020 Report and Order in the Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band rulemaking (2020 C- band R&O) in light of certain technical proposals in the 2025 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Upper C-band (3.98-4.2 GHz) rulemaking (Upper C-band NPRM) and the responsive record thereto, seeking a harmonized approach across the entire C-band.

## Effects PRIA read

- Proposal: 4 Watt EIRP Cap for Mobile Devices: mixed, medium. If you operate wireless networks or make mobile devices that use the C-band (3.7–4.2 GHz), the FCC is asking about a proposal to adopt a 4 Watt Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) limit for mobile devices across both the Lower (3.7–3.98 GHz) and Upper (3.98–4.2 GHz) C-band. The agency refresh…
- Limits on Spurious Emissions to Protect Altimeters: mixed, medium. If you run terrestrial wireless operations in the Lower C-band (3.7–3.98 GHz), the FCC is refreshing the record on setting an appropriate limit on spurious emissions into 4.2–4.4 GHz to account for radio altimeter operations and on harmonizing technical rules across the entire C-band. The Bureau as…

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## Sources
- [2026-07269 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/15/2026-07269/wireless-telecommunications-bureau-refreshes-record-on-lower-c-band-petitions-for-reconsideration)
- [2026-07269 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-15/pdf/2026-07269.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07269 (as of 2026-06-11).