47 U.S.C. § 1454
Guard bands and unlicensed use
United States · Title 47 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Status: effective
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- 47 U.S.C. § 1454, Guard bands and unlicensed use, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489055
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Nothing in subparagraph (G) of section 309(j)(8) of this title or in section 1452 of this title shall be construed to prevent the Commission from using relinquished or other spectrum to implement band plans with guard bands.
Such guard bands shall be no larger than is technically reasonable to prevent harmful interference between licensed services outside the guard bands.
The Commission may permit the use of such guard bands for unlicensed use.
Unlicensed use shall rely on a database or subsequent methodology as determined by the Commission.
The Commission may not permit any use of a guard band that the Commission determines would cause harmful interference to licensed services.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012