# Amendment to Enable GSO Fixed-Satellite Service (Space-to-Earth) Operations in the 17.3-17.8 GHz Band, To Modernize Certain Rules Applicable to 17/24 GHz BSS Space Stations, and To Establish Off-Axis Uplink Power Limits for Extended Ka-Band FSS Operations
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2022-11-25 · Effective 2022-12-27 · 87 FR 72388
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-23674
- **Category:** spectrum-allocation
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 72388
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 2
- **Publication date:** 2022-11-25
- **Effective date:** 2022-12-27
- **FCC docket:** IB Docket Nos. 20-330
## Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopts amendments to its rules toenable geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) space stations in the fixed-satellite service (FSS) to operate downlinks (space-to-Earth) in the 17.3-17.8 GHz frequency band, subject to certain limitations, and adopts related technical updates to its rules governing the FSS and the Broadcasting-Satellite Service to prevent harmful interference.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/11/25/2022-23674/amendment-to-enable-gso-fixed-satellite-service-space-to-earth-operations-in-the-173-178-ghz-band-to)
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