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

European satellite operators Eutelsat and SES will receive approximately $6 billion in U.S. spectrum-clearing payments from the FCC as compensation for relinquishing C-band spectrum to make room for 5G deployment. This represents a major regulatory mechanism to accelerate U.S. 5G rollout by clearing incumbent satellite operators from terrestrial bands.

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