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Carr Aide: FCC's 'Spectrum Malaise' Is Over
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Fusion42 · 10 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The FCC is moving past spectrum scarcity with the upcoming upper C-band auction next summer, creating a 440 MHz 5G midband and clearing dormant spectrum through recent acquisitions and approvals. The agency faces significant work coordinating with the FAA on radio altimeter interference and managing satellite operator relocation before the auction.
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If you build wireless infrastructure, radios, or aviation safety kit, you now have a deadline: the FCC must solve radio altimeter interference before next summer's C-band auction closes, and that work is happening now. That's a government contract route, and the specs are being written this month.
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