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ARTICLE · 19 OCTOBER 2026

Wireless Roundup (October 2026)

The Federal Communications Commission advances major spectrum initiatives while CISA and NIST release critical cybersecurity guidance for telecommunications infrastructure. Key regulatory deadlines approach for C-Band transitions, RF emissions testing, and direct-to-device satellite communications as agencies work to modernize wireless technology frameworks.

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Key Wireless Deadlines

Commission Releases Proposed Cost Catalog for Upper C-Band Transition Reimbursements: On September 30, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice seeking comment on its Upper C-Band Transition Preliminary Cost Catalog. The cost catalog lists estimated ranges for relocation expenses that the Commission deems “presumptively reasonable,” as well as preliminary lump-sum amounts for incumbent earth station operators that elect lump-sum reimbursement rather than reimbursement for actual costs. Comments are due October 20. Reply Comments are due November 9.

FCC Calls for Refreshed Record on Health and Environmental Effects of RF Emissions in Remand of 2019 Order: On September 17, the FCC issued a Public Notice seeking public comment on three issues related to the D.C. Circuit’s decision in Environmental Health Trust, which “upheld the majority of the Commission’s findings, including its determination that RF exposure at levels

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