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B-333013 Feb 22, 2021 1 (2021-02-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaolik0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE G A O A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-333013 February 22, 2021 The Honorable Maria Cantwell Chair The Honorable Roger F. Wicker Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Federal Communications Commission: Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) entitled Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band (FCC 20-51).1 We received the rule on May 22, 2020. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on May 26, 2020. 85 Fed. Reg. 31390. The effective date of the rule is July 27, 2020. According to the Commission, the final rule authorizes unlicensed standard-power access points in the U-NII-5 and U-NII-7 bands through use of an automated frequency coordination system. The Commission further stated the final rule opens the entire 6 GHz band for unlicensed indoor low power access points. By authorizing use of the entire 6 GHz band for this type of use, the Commission stated the final rule would provide opportunities for unlicensed operations to use up to 320-megahertz channels to expand capacity and performance capabilities. Enclosed is our assessment of the Commission's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. If you 1 The due date for this major rule report was June 12, 2020. Due to a processing error on our part, we are delayed in our issuance of this report.

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