Europe's Eutelsat, SES set for $6 billion in U.S. spectrum-clearing payments

The FCC allocates $6.3 billion in spectrum-clearing incentive payments to satellite operators SES and Eutelsat, with SES receiving $5.6 billion and Eutelsat $504 million for freeing 160 megahertz of upper C-band spectrum for US mobile services by December 2030. Additional cost reimbursement of $4-5 billion is available, with a scheduled spectrum auction beginning April 2027.

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