Search Results: keywords:"spectrum allocation"

  • S. 1648 — An Act To facilitate access to the electromagnetic spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space reentries, and for other purposes.
    Status:Enrolled Bill
    Words:857

    S. 1648, known as the "Launch Communications Act," aims to streamline access to specific radio frequencies for commercial space launches and reentries in the United States. The bill instructs the Federal Communications Commission to set service rules and allocate these...

    Simple Explanation

    The "Launch Communications Act" is like giving rocket companies special walkie-talkie channels to talk to their rockets. This makes launching rockets safer and faster by helping them talk to important people in charge of the skies.

  • S. 3909 — To require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum in the band between 1.3 gigahertz and 13.2 gigahertz, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,361

    The S. 3909 bill, titled the “Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2024,” requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to auction off spectrum frequencies between 1.3 gigahertz and 13.2 gigahertz. This bill mandates the reallocation of at least 2,500 megahertz of spectrum, with...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants the people in charge of communications to sell a piece of the sky where invisible signals travel, between 1.3 and 13.2 gigahertz, so more people and gadgets can use it. They have to make sure at least some of those signals can be used for free, and they have to tell the government how they are doing it.