NTIA Releases National Spectrum Strategy Implementation Plan

NTIA has released the implementation plan for the national spectrum strategy. Under the plan, released today, studies for the lower 3 GHz and 7/8 GHz bands -- top priorities of wireless carriers -- are due to start this month and be completed in October 2026. They would be the last of the bands to see completed studies. A final report on 37.0-37.6 GHz will be due this November and should be the first to be completed.

“The Implementation Plan, which is intended to be a living document, outlines the beginning and expected completion dates of the specific outcomes for each strategic objective in the Strategy,” said an NTIA news release. The work on the band studies “will begin this year, with the technical aspects of studies expected to be completed by the end of next year.”