2026-21732: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces Upper C-Band Clearinghouse Selection Criteria and Submission Process

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Summary

In this document, 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. In Upper C-band (3.98-4.2 GHz); Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band, GN Docket Nos. 25-59 and 18- 122, Report and Order, Order of Proposed Modification, and Order on Reconsideration, FCC 26-46 (July 24, 2026) (Upper C-band R&O), the Commission provided for the creation of an independent, third-party Upper C-band Clearinghouse to oversee the cost-related aspects of the Upper C-band 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 agency’s own summary, as published.

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