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Unleashing Unlicensed Spectrum for Direct-to-Device

Open for comment

Public comments are open until Dec 7, 2026.

The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) issues a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes to expand opportunities for direct-to-device (D2D) communications by permitting certain unlicensed devices to communicate with satellites on a non-interference basis. Building on recent market growth and new industry investment in D2D technologies, the NPRM explores adding satellite allocation

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You can send the agency a comment until Dec 7, 2026.

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Full history

  1. Sep 8, 2026

    Rule published

    Unleashing Unlicensed Spectrum for Direct-to-Device

    Federal Communications Commission

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From the Federal Register. This record was last updated Nov 2, 2026. About our data

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