For Immediate Release
March 9, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Spectrum for the Future applauds Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), the bipartisan leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, for urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to preserve the existing rules and power levels governing the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band (3.55–3.70 GHz).

“CBRS is already delivering strong results for communities, businesses and public sector users across the country. That success is the result of more than a decade of significant private sector investments and intensive collaboration between federal agencies, the military and industry. It has worked so well at protecting the military that they recently showed more confidence in the technology by agreeing to relax some of the protection requirements—again a clear demonstration of the good-faith collaboration that CBRS has fostered,” said Dave Wright, Policy Director at Spectrum for the Future.“Senator Fischer and Senator Luján correctly underscore the vital role CBRS is playing in connecting previously unconnected Americans in rural areas and Tribal lands, and its importance to the success of the BEAD program.”

Spectrum for the Future fully agrees that the FCC should maintain the integrity of the CBRS rules so that the growing ecosystem of users and innovators can continue to invest, deploy, and deliver connectivity solutions nationwide while the military continues its missions in the band.