On April 30, 2024, the FCC officially published on the Federal Register website the final rule of Supplemental Space Coverage (SCS) regulations numbered 2024-06669, which allows satellite operators to use terrestrial mobile communications spectrum to operate satellites to facilitate the convergence of satellites and terrestrial networks. The new regulations will come into force on May 30, 2024. The new regulations will allow satellite operators to use spectrum such as:

• 600 MHz: 614-652 MHz and 663-698 MHz;
• 700 MHz: 698-769 MHz, 775 MHz-799 MHz, and 805-806 MHz;
• 800 MHz: 824-849 MHz and 869-894 MHz;
• Wideband PCS: 1850-1915 MHz and 1930-1995 MHz;
• AWS-H spectrum block: 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz.

The spectrum allocation above and has some essential changes compared with the draft regulation published in April 2023.

The regulatory announcement also mentions that 911 services will be enhanced through SCS. The FCC simultaneously posted a separate public consultation on April 30 for the way SCS facilitates 911 services, click this link to check the original public consultation.

Click this link to check the original final rule 2024-06669.