The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureaus) have modified the temporary filing freeze on the acceptance and processing of certain applications in the 4940-4990 MHz (4.9 GHz) band. The Bureaus first imposed the temporary filing freeze on September 8, 2020, to maintain a stable spectral environment in the 4.9 GHz band while the Commission considered changes to the service rules governing operations in the band. The Bureaus have suspended the acceptance of: (1) applications for new licenses authorizing operations of any kind in the 4.9 GHz band; and (2) applications to modify existing licenses authorizing operations in the 4.9 GHz band, unless otherwise excepted.
