# 2026-22600: Satellites Get New Rules for Sharing Broadband Airwaves

2026-22600, Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband, is a Federal Register rule from Federal Communications Commission published 2026-11-05, effective 2026-12-07; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22600
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22600
- Title: Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 69725
- Published: 2026-11-05
- Effective: 2026-12-07
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

Satellites Get New Rules for Sharing Broadband Airwaves

## Summary

The FCC is updating the rules for how geostationary satellites share the airwaves to make sure satellite internet works better and more fairly. These changes affect satellite companies and will take effect on December 7, 2026. No extra paperwork or big costs are expected, just smoother satellite broadband for everyone.

## Abstract

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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Updated GSO Dataset May Limit NGSO Service: cost, medium. The FCC adopted an updated set of geostationary (GSO) reference links that NGSO (non-geostationary) systems must protect. The document says that "the services available to consumers across the United States from fast-growing NGSO systems will be limited by the NGSO operational parameters necessary…
- Non-ACM User Links C/N Cap Set at 9.5 dB: cost, medium. The Commission revised the reference link dataset to adopt a 9.5 dB maximum unavailability carrier-to-noise (C/N) threshold for modern, typical non-ACM user terminal links. The order notes some older links had C/N up to 18 dB and that some operators had proposed higher values, but the Bureau set 9.…
- NGSO Compliance and Future Adjustment Duty: cost, medium. NGSO applicants must either certify they completed coordination with co-frequency GSO networks or submit compatibility showings that use the GSO reference links; NGSO operational parameters must protect the most sensitive reference link everywhere in the United States. The Bureau also warns that op…

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## Sources
- [2026-22600 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/05/2026-22600/modernizing-spectrum-sharing-for-satellite-broadband)
- [2026-22600 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-05/pdf/2026-22600.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22600 (as of 2026-11-06).