The Federal Communications Commission adopted an order on September 30, 2026, and released it the next day as FCC 26-65, opening more than 1,000 megahertz in the 12.7–13.25 GHz and 42–42.5 GHz bands for satellite communications. The Commission says that spectrum is meant to add capacity for satellite broadband to the home, for service on aircraft and ships, and for the ground stations that carry the traffic. Companies in East Texas that already rely on satellite circuits because fiber has not reached the property have a real opening: operators can now ask permission to use bands that were closed to this kind of service.
In the 12.7 GHz band, the order lets non-geostationary satellites transmit down to user terminals, including terminals on the move, and it describes 525 megahertz of additional contiguous downlink as more than a 25 percent increase beside the downlink those satellites already use. The 42–42.5 GHz band does a different job, opening 500 megahertz for downlinks to gateway and feeder-link earth stations rather than to ordinary user terminals, which is how the network behind the dish gets more room to grow.
Operators still need an authorization before they transmit on the new frequencies, and a temporary freeze on new applications in the 12.75–13.25 GHz segment lifts only when the order is published in the Federal Register. Companies can look forward to increased Internet bandwidth once these frequency changes go live. Until then, the gain is capacity that is coming into reach, not a speed change that landed overnight.
East Texas businesses would be wise to keep satellite in the plan as a last-mile path or a backup once authorizations start to land. A clear view of the sky and a second path for Internet access still belong in that plan, and extra downlink is a welcome addition where rural capacity has been the limit.
Frankston companies that depend on satellite for the last mile, or that want a satellite backup beside a thin terrestrial line, can walk through that arrangement in a Free Assessment, and the number to call is 903-675-5431. Hourly work follows the weekday hours posted for the office, and contract clients are covered around the clock.
