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FCC Plans Auction of Prime Mid-Band Spectrum
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Fusion42 · 16 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The FCC will vote on 16 July to auction 160 MHz of upper C-band spectrum (3.98-4.14 GHz) in 2027, part of a Congressional mandate to release at least 100 MHz by July 2027. The Commission is also harmonising rules across the full C-band (3.7-4.14 GHz) into a single 440 MHz 'super-band' to improve next-generation connectivity.
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You're building wireless infrastructure or radio equipment: 440 MHz of contiguous mid-band spectrum just became a single market instead of fragmented bands. Your product roadmap now targets one harmonised standard instead of working around legacy band splits—that's a year faster to deployment and lower bill of materials.
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