Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band; Expanding Flexible Use in Mid-Band Spectrum Between 3.7 and 24 GHz
type: GovernmentService
description: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopts rules allowing unlicensed geofenced variable power (GVP) devices to operate in the U-NII-5 and U-NII-7 portions of the 6 GHz band (5.925-7.125 GHz) at up to 11 dBm/MHz EIRP power spectral density and 24 dBm EIRP. GVP devices must use geofencing systems to prevent harmful interference to licensed microwave links and radio astronomy observatories. The geofencing systems will calculate exclusion zones where GVP devices cannot operate on specified frequencies. Each GVP access point must have a geolocation capability to determine its location and avoid operating on prohibited frequencies within the exclusion zones. Client devices must operate 6 dB below the access point's authorized power. These rules permit the GVP devices to operate at higher power than very lower power 6 GHz band unlicensed devices.
date published: 2026-02-25
start time: 2026-04-27
provider: Federal Communications Commission
citation: DigitalDocument
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/25/2026-03744/unlicensed-use-of-the-6-ghz-band-expanding-flexible-use-in-mid-band-spectrum-between-37-and-24-ghz
source organization: US Federal Register
publisher: AI Analytics

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property ID: Federal Register Document Number
value: 2026-03744

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property ID: Federal Register Citation
value: 91 FR 9140

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property ID: CFR Reference
value: 47 CFR 0

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property ID: FCC Docket
value: ET Docket No. 18-295 and GN Docket No. 17-183

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