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Re: [802.19] FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Direct-to-Device satellite connectivity

Dear 802.18 members,
cc. 802.11/15/19 members,

The NPRM has been published to the Federal Register (link to Federal Register Vol. 91, No. 172), (link to the text of proposed rules), with a comment deadline of 9th November 2026. 

If you would like IEEE 802 LMSC to prepare a response, please bring a contribution to IEEE 802.18 to review and consider approval no later than 22nd October 2026.

Regards,
Gaurav

On Fri, Aug 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM Gaurav Patwardhan <gauravpatwardhan1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear 802.18 members,
cc. 802.11/15/19 members,

Following the FCC Open Commission Meeting yesterday (6 August 2026), the commissioners approved NPR on Direct-to-Device satellite connectivity in unlicensed spectrum. (2.4 GHz band and the 5 GHz UNII-3 band).

You can refer to the press release at:
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-looks-expand-d2d-satellite-connectivity-unlicensed-wireless-0

The final version of the NPR will be uploaded to the Federal Register in the near future.  

Comment submission date is 60 days after the Federal Register publication. Reply comment date is 90 days after the Federal Register publication.  Once it is available on the Federal Register, we will set the internal deadline for any proposed 802 LMSC response.

Regards,
Gaurav

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