Upper C-Band (3.98-4.2 GHz); Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band; Correction
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on July 31, 2026. The text of the Report and Order, Or...
[GN Docket Nos. 18-122 and 25-59; FCC 26-46; FR ID 362070]
AGENCY:
Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION:
Final rule; correction.
SUMMARY:
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the
Federal Register
on July 31, 2026. The text of the Report and Order, Order of Proposed Modification, and Order on Reconsideration inadvertently contained minor editorial errors and incorrectly restated the number of years provided in the definitions of the first and second performance benchmarks, which are corrected as detailed below. We make this correction to improve the clarity and internal consistency of the document.
DATES:
The corrections are effective on September 29, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew McArdell of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at
Andrew.McArdell@fcc.gov
or 202-418-1576.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In FR Doc. 2026-15598 appearing on page 48700 in the
Federal Register
of Friday, July 31, 2026, the following corrections are made:
1. On page 48700, in the second column, in the
DATES
section, “instruction 17 § (27.14(x)(3))” is
( printed page 55282)
corrected to read “instruction 17 (§ 27.14(x)(4))”.
2. On page 48708, in the third column, in paragraph 60, the second sentence is corrected to read as follows: “Specifically, if a licensee fails to meet the first performance benchmark (
i.e.,
providing reliable signal coverage and offering service to at least 45% of the population in the license area no later than two years after the relevant Transition Deadline), it will accelerate its second performance benchmark by one year.”
3. Beginning on page 48708, in the third column, in paragraph 60, the third sentence is corrected to read as follows: “If a licensee fails to meet the second performance benchmark (
i.e.,
providing reliable signal coverage and offering service to at least 80% of the population in the license area no later than six years after the relevant Transition Deadline) in any license area, its authorization for that particular license area will terminate automatically without Commission action.”
4. Beginning on page 48738, in the third column, paragraph 241 is corrected to read as follows: “
It is further ordered
that the rules and requirements as adopted herein
are adopted,
effective sixty (60) days after publication in the
Federal Register
, and that the
Order of Proposed Modification
is effective as of the date of publication in the
Federal Register
; provided, however, that §§ 25.138(a)-(b); 25.147(a)-(c); 27.14(x)(4); 27.1412(b)-(c); 27.1412(e); 27.1412(g); 27.1413(a)(3); 27.1413(c)(1); 27.1413(c)(9); 27.1413(e)-(f); 27.1414(e); 27.1415; 27.1416; 27.1417; 27.1419; 27.1421; 27.1422(c); 27.1424 of the Commission's rules, which contain new or modified information collection requirements that require review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act, will not become effective until the effective date for those information collections is announced in a document published in the
Federal Register
after the Commission receives OMB approval. The Commission directs the Bureau to issue such document and to cause §§ 25.138(a) and (b); 25.147(a) through (c); 27.14(x)(4); 27.1412(b) and (c); 27.1412(e); 27.1412(g); 27.1413(a)(3); 27.1413(c)(1); 27.1413(c)(9); 27.1413(e)-(f); 27.1414(e); 27.1415; 27.1416; 27.1417; 27.1419; 27.1421; 27.1422(c); 27.1424 to be revised accordingly.”
5. On page 48742, in the third column, in § 27.14, paragraphs (x)(3) and (x)(4) are corrected to read as follows:
(3) If a licensee fails to establish that it meets the Second Buildout Requirement for a particular license area, its authorization for each license area in which it fails to meet the Second Buildout Requirement shall terminate automatically without Commission action, and the licensee will be ineligible to regain it if the Commission makes the license available at a later date.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 55281
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Suggested Web Citation
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“Upper C-Band (3.98-4.2 GHz); Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band; Correction,” thefederalregister.org (August 27, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-17508/upper-c-band-3-98-4-2-ghz-expanding-flexible-use-of-the-3-7-to-4-2-ghz-band-correction.