Upper C-Band (3.98-4.2 GHz); Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band; Correction

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The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on July 31, 2026. The text of the Report and Order, Order of Proposed Modification, and Order on Reconsideration inadvertently contained minor editorial errors and incorrectly restated the number of years provided in the definitions of the first and second performance benchmarks, which are corrected as detailed below. We make this correction to improve the clarity and internal consistency of the document.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55281-55282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17508]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 27

[GN Docket Nos. 18-122 and 25-59; FCC 26-46; FR ID 362070]


Upper C-Band (3.98-4.2 GHz); Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 
4.2 GHz Band; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) is 
correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on July 
31, 2026. The text of the Report and Order, Order of Proposed 
Modification, and Order on Reconsideration inadvertently contained 
minor editorial errors and incorrectly restated the number of years 
provided in the definitions of the first and second performance 
benchmarks, which are corrected as detailed below. We make this 
correction to improve the clarity and internal consistency of the 
document.

DATES: The corrections are effective on September 29, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew McArdell of the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7b69993859280d9ba94b68593929b9bb7919494d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c2d02081e091b42210f2d1e080900002c0a0f0f420b031a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or 202-418-1576.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 2026-15598 appearing on page 
48700 in the Federal Register of Friday, July 31, 2026, the following 
corrections are made:
    1. On page 48700, in the second column, in the DATES section, 
``instruction 17 Sec.  (27.14(x)(3))'' is

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corrected to read ``instruction 17 (Sec.  27.14(x)(4))''.
    2. On page 48708, in the third column, in paragraph 60, the second 
sentence is corrected to read as follows: ``Specifically, if a licensee 
fails to meet the first performance benchmark (i.e., providing reliable 
signal coverage and offering service to at least 45% of the population 
in the license area no later than two years after the relevant 
Transition Deadline), it will accelerate its second performance 
benchmark by one year.''
    3. Beginning on page 48708, in the third column, in paragraph 60, 
the third sentence is corrected to read as follows: ``If a licensee 
fails to meet the second performance benchmark (i.e., providing 
reliable signal coverage and offering service to at least 80% of the 
population in the license area no later than six years after the 
relevant Transition Deadline) in any license area, its authorization 
for that particular license area will terminate automatically without 
Commission action.''
    4. Beginning on page 48738, in the third column, paragraph 241 is 
corrected to read as follows: ``It is further ordered that the rules 
and requirements as adopted herein are adopted, effective sixty (60) 
days after publication in the Federal Register, and that the Order of 
Proposed Modification is effective as of the date of publication in the 
Federal Register; provided, however, that Sec. Sec.  25.138(a)-(b); 
25.147(a)-(c); 27.14(x)(4); 27.1412(b)-(c); 27.1412(e); 27.1412(g); 
27.1413(a)(3); 27.1413(c)(1); 27.1413(c)(9); 27.1413(e)-(f); 
27.1414(e); 27.1415; 27.1416; 27.1417; 27.1419; 27.1421; 27.1422(c); 
27.1424 of the Commission's rules, which contain new or modified 
information collection requirements that require review by the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act, will 
not become effective until the effective date for those information 
collections is announced in a document published in the Federal 
Register after the Commission receives OMB approval. The Commission 
directs the Bureau to issue such document and to cause Sec. Sec.  
25.138(a) and (b); 25.147(a) through (c); 27.14(x)(4); 27.1412(b) and 
(c); 27.1412(e); 27.1412(g); 27.1413(a)(3); 27.1413(c)(1); 
27.1413(c)(9); 27.1413(e)-(f); 27.1414(e); 27.1415; 27.1416; 27.1417; 
27.1419; 27.1421; 27.1422(c); 27.1424 to be revised accordingly.''

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5. On page 48742, in the third column, in Sec.  27.14, paragraphs 
(x)(3) and (x)(4) are corrected to read as follows:


Sec.  27.14  [Corrected]

    (x) * * *
    (3) If a licensee fails to establish that it meets the Second 
Buildout Requirement for a particular license area, its authorization 
for each license area in which it fails to meet the Second Buildout 
Requirement shall terminate automatically without Commission action, 
and the licensee will be ineligible to regain it if the Commission 
makes the license available at a later date.
    (4) [Reserved]

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-17508 Filed 8-26-26; 8:45 am]
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