FCC votes to advance new spectrum auction to boost 'direct to device' services
29/10/2026 15:03
FCC votes to advance new spectrum auction to boost 'direct to device' services WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The US Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to advance a new auction of wireless spectrum to boost "direct-to-device" services and begin the work to modernize rules to support satellite telecommunications services.
The FCC also voted to take an initial vote on modernizing its rules for direct-to-device services and is voting to finalize rules to allow drone operations within the 800 MHz cellular band.
(Reporting by David Shepardson)
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