Expanded CBRS Service Areas Expected End-of-Summer
The FCC is circulating a proposal on more changes to the Citizens Broadband Radio Service.

The FCC is circulating a proposal on more changes to the Citizens Broadband Radio Service.
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2024 – New rules for the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum sharing system should be fully implemented by the end of the summer, a director of the organization that promotes the framework said on Tuesday.
The FCC, along with the Defense Department and National Telecommunications and Information Administration, announced on June 12 new rules for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service that open up large swathes of the country to uninterrupted service from the system.
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