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Carriers Want Upper C-band Rules in 60 Days

SES said it would cost $3.6 billion to clear the band, and Eutelsat estimated its costs would be $750 million

Jake Neenan

Jake Neenan

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Carriers Want Upper C-band Rules in 60 Days
Photo of CTIA CEO and former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai at a conference at the Economic Club of Washington on Feb. 18, 2026 by Tom Brenner/AP

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2026 – Wireless carriers are looking for federal regulators to finalize operating rules for upper C-band spectrum in the next 60 days.

The Federal Communications Commission is set to auction off spectrum in the band — at least 100 megahertz by law — by July 2027. CTIA CEO and former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said in a Monday blog post that carriers needed certainty to prepare for that auction.

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