FCC Announces More Tribal Spectrum Applications Accepted for Filing

The Federal Communications Commission Wireless announced that a second group of 2.5 GHz band spectrum license applications received as part of the Rural Tribal Priority Window have passed initial review and are accepted for filing. The Tribal applicants that filed these 57 applications are now one step closer to obtaining access to this prime mid-band spectrum to help address the connectivity needs of their rural communities. This follows Oct’s announcement that 154 Tribal applications received final approval and were granted licenses in the 2.5 GHz band through the FCC’s firstof-its-kind Rural Tribal Priority Window.

During the priority window, the FCC received over 400 applications to obtain overlay licenses for unassigned 2.5 GHz band spectrum. Successful Tribal applicants will receive licenses for exclusive use of up to 117.5 megahertz of 2.5 GHz spectrum which can help serve rural Tribal communities with broadband and other advanced wireless services, including 5G.