Docket 18-295 · ET
Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band
6 GHz
Deadlines
| Date | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Comments due | Federal Register |
| 2026-04-27 | Rule effective | Federal Register |
Tracked-entity positions
| Entity | Position (latest on record) | Date |
|---|---|---|
| AT&T | AT&T supports allowing AFC systems to account for building entry loss when coordinating composite access systems operating in both standard power and low power indoor modes, but only with safeguards requiring that client devices served by such systems be limited to indoor-only operation. AT&T expresses concern that without such restrictions, standard power client devices could operate at substantially higher power levels without AFC control or PFF protections, increasing interference risk to incumbent licensed operators. [source] | 2026-04-21 |
| Globalstar | Globalstar supports the Commission's proposal to establish exclusion zones around its licensed feeder link earth stations to protect them from harmful interference from higher-power geofenced VLP devices in the U-NII-8 band (6875-7125 MHz). Globalstar further requests that the Commission clarify that the exclusion zone protection will apply to all of Globalstar's current and future feeder link antennas, not just those identified in the FNPRM, since the company continues to expand its gateway infrastructure. [source] | 2024-03-28 |
| NCTA | NCTA supports two technical rule changes to optimize the 6 GHz band: (1) AFC systems should incorporate a BEL value of at least 20.5 dB (and possibly up to 30 dB) in their predictive propagation models, as this reflects minimal harmful interference risk from indoor standard-power operations; and (2) power limits for low-power indoor operations should be increased by 3 dB from 5 dBm/MHz to 8 dBm/MHz, as supported by Monte Carlo analyses demonstrating no material increase in harmful interference risk to Fixed Service microwave receivers. [source] | 2026-04-22 |
| WISPA | WISPA supports allowing automated frequency coordination (AFC) systems to account for directional antennas (point-to-point and point-to-multipoint) when determining available frequencies and power levels for unlicensed standard power operations in the 6 GHz band. WISPA proposes that professional installation requirements could serve as a safeguard, applying only when operators seek AFC consideration of antenna directivity, with AFC systems continuing to assume omnidirectional antennas as the default for devices that do not meet the professional installation requirement. WISPA argues this would increase spectrum efficiency and enable more unlicensed devices to operate at higher power levels without increasing incumbent interference risk. [source] | 2026-04-22 |
Recent filings
| Date | Filer | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | Theodora Scarato | comment |
| 2026-07-06 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | ex_parte |
| 2026-07-06 | Leesa Kennedy | comment |
| 2026-06-30 | Mamie Nyobe | comment |
| 2026-06-26 | Open Technology Institute at New America | ex_parte |
| 2026-06-25 | Wi-Fi Alliance | ex_parte |
| 2026-06-17 | Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition | ex_parte |
| 2026-06-16 | Open Technology Institute at New America | ex_parte |
| 2026-06-15 | Open Technology Institute at New America | ex_parte |
| 2026-05-12 | Apple Inc. | ex_parte |
| 2026-05-12 | Apple Inc. | ex_parte |
| 2026-04-24 | Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition | letter |
| 2026-04-22 | Monisha Ghosh | reply |
| 2026-04-22 | Utilities Technology Council | reply |
| 2026-04-22 | Wi-Fi Alliance | reply |
| 2026-04-22 | WISPA – The Association for Broadband Without Boundaries | reply |
| 2026-04-22 | Competitive Carriers Association | reply |
| 2026-04-22 | Public Interest Organizations | reply |
| 2026-04-22 | Qualcomm Incorporated | reply |
| 2026-04-22 | Cisco Systems, Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise | reply |
| 2026-04-22 | The Wireless Innovation Forum | reply |
| 2026-04-22 | Bluetooth SIG | reply |
| 2026-04-22 | NCTA – The Internet & Television Association | reply |
| 2026-04-22 | WifiForward | reply |
| 2026-04-22 | Apple Inc. | reply |