2026-21280: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on Proposed Rebate Categories and Amounts for Radio Altimeter Retrofits To Support the Upper C-band Transition
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In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) invites interested parties to comment on proposed categories, dollar amounts, and any other relevant information or procedures in connection with rebates to support retrofits of radio altimeters mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to facilitate the introduction of terrestrial wireless services in the Upper C-band. 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 established that new 3.7 GHz Service licensees will provide rebates to defined classes of eligible aircraft owners and operators to facilitate their compliance with the FAA's radio altimeter retrofit requirements and directed the Bureau to develop and seek public comment on its proposed rebate categories, dollar amounts, and other relevant procedures for administering the rebates.
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