SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This is a summary of the Commission's document ( Public Notice), in GN Docket No. 25-59, DA 26-1099, released on October 9, 2026. The Public Notice includes the following attachment: Updated Request for Proposals: Relocation Payment Clearinghouse; Upper C-band (3.98-4.2 GHz), FCC GN Docket No. 25-59. The complete text of the Public Notice is available on the Commission's website at docs.fcc.gov/​public/​attachments/​DA-26-1099A1.pdf, and the attachment is available at docs.fcc.gov/​public/​attachments/​DA-26-1099A2.pdf, or by using the search function for GN Docket No. 25-59 on the Commission's ECFS web page at www.fcc.gov/​ecfs.

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Synopsis

With this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) announces that it has received detailed selection criteria and related submission instructions for proposals for the position of Upper C-band Clearinghouse.

On July 24, 2026, the Commission released the Upper C-band R&O,91 FR 48700, which adopted rules to make 160 megahertz of mid-band spectrum available for flexible use throughout the contiguous United States by transitioning incumbent Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) operations out of 4.0-4.16 GHz. The Upper C-band R&O provided for the creation of an independent, third-party Upper C-band Clearinghouse to oversee the cost-related aspects of the transition, including the receipt, review, and disposition of all actual cost and lump sum reimbursement claims. The Upper C-band Clearinghouse will also administer the rebates for adjacent band radio altimeter retrofits.

The Upper C-band R&O required a selection committee of stakeholders to establish detailed selection criteria based upon the Upper C-band Clearinghouse's duties set forth in section 27.1414(c) of the Commission's rules and to notify the Bureau of such criteria within 30 days of its initial meeting. The Commission directed the Bureau to issue a public notice that: (1) notifies the public of the detailed selection criteria; (2) outlines the submission requirements; and (3) provides the closing dates for candidate submissions. The selection committee timely notified the Bureau of its updated selection criteria and proposal submission instructions on October 7, 2026.

The selection committee's notification, attached to the October 9, 2026, Public Notice, specifies its detailed selection criteria and instructions for filing proposals for the clearinghouse position. The selection committee requests that potential clearinghouse candidates with any questions about the selection criteria or submission requirements may email the selection committee no later than October 23, 2026, at RPCSelectionCommittee@gmail.com. Potential clearinghouse candidates must submit proposals according to the filing instructions contained in the selection committee's notification no later than November 9, 2026.

The selection committee and potential clearinghouse candidates are reminded that the selection process must comply ( printed page 67314) with all requirements of the Upper C-band R&O and the Commission's rules. The selection committee shall inform the Commission of its choice no later than December 15, 2026, after which the Bureau will release a public notice seeking comment on whether that entity meets the selection criteria. The Bureau will then issue a final order announcing whether the selection criteria has been satisfied. After release of a decision finding that the clearinghouse selectee meets the relevant criteria, the selection committee will be dissolved without further action by the Commission.

91 FR 67313