Open for business: FCC's New Experimental Licensing System Accepting New Applications

The Federal Communications Commission's experimental licensing program has played a key role throughout the years in the process of developing innovative new products and services. This new type of experimental license allows greater flexibility for parties—including universities, research labs, health care facilities, and manufacturers of radio frequency equipment— to develop new technologies and services while protecting incumbent services against harmful interference. Today, we are pleased to announce that our experimental licensing system can now accept applications for program licenses. Parties may apply for an experimental program license using the existing Form 442 application for experimental licenses. Once approved, licensees may go on the new "Experiments Notification System" website and begin registering new program experiments. The program license registration system continues the FCC's commitment to encouraging research and development.