Federal Communications Commission	DA 25-1087


Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of

Upper C-Band (3.98–4.2 GHz)


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GN Docket No. 25-59



ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME

Adopted:  December 19, 2025	Released:  December 19, 2025

By the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:

1. By this Order, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) grants a fifteen day extension of the comment and reply comment dates in the above captioned proceeding.  
2. On November 21, 2025, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that sought comment on proposals to further expand the ecosystem for next generation wireless services in the Upper C-band (3.98–4.2 GHz) as directed by Congress in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB Act). See Upper C-band (3.98–4.2 GHz), GN Docket No. 25-59, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (rel. Nov. 21, 2025) (NPRM); Pub. L. No. 119-21, § 40002(b)(2), 139 Stat. 72 (2025) (OBBB Act).  The law as passed does not have an express “short title” but while under debate commonly was known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act..
  Comments in response to the NPRM are due January 5, 2026, and reply comments are due February 3, 2026. Federal Communications Commission, In the Matter of Upper C-band (3.98–4.2 GHz), 90 Fed. Reg. 56076 (Dec. 5, 2025).  

3. As set forth in section 1.46 of the Commission’s rules, the Commission does not routinely grant extensions of time for filing comments. 47 CFR § 1.46.
  In this case, however, we believe that a brief extension will help commenters to develop more comprehensive responses to the complex technical, legal, and policy issues presented in the NPRM without jeopardizing the Commission’s ability to satisfy its legislative remit to complete a system of competitive bidding in the Upper C-band by July 2027. OBBB Act, § 40002(b)(2); see Joint Request for a 30-Day Comment Period Extension In the Matter of Upper C-Band (3.98–4.2 GHz), Aerospace Industries Association et al., GN Docket No. 25-59 (filed Dec. 5, 2025); Request for a 30-Day Comment Period Extension, National Association of Broadcasters, GN Docket No. 25-59 (filed Dec. 9, 2025); Comments of Public Interest Stakeholders in Support of Motion for Extension of Time, Public Knowledge, et al., GN Docket No. 25-59 (filed Dec. 11, 2025); Request for Extension of Comment Period, North American Spectrum Alliance, GN Docket No. 25-59 (filed Dec. 12, 2025).
  Given the importance of balancing these equities, we find there is good cause to extend the deadlines for comments and replies for a period of fifteen days. 
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 154(i), and sections 0.131, 0.204, 0.331, and 1.46 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 0.131, 0.204, 0.331, and 1.46, the dates to file comments and reply comments in this proceeding ARE EXTENDED to January 20, 2026, and February 18, 2026, respectively.  
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION





Joel Taubenblatt 
Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

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