Spectrum

Spectrum by band

Holdings are grouped by the band a filing or agreement actually names. Granted means a regulator's document confers the right. In review means the regulator has accepted an application and has not granted it. Requested means a filing, proposal, or announcement that is not a grant. Testing means a regulator has licensed a trial or experiment. Total megahertz is shown only when a source states one number.

Where the filings sit on the dial

Each block is a range printed in the document linked on that block. A green outline means the grant names no local operator. Japan’s block is the MIC experimental-station range. Brazil S-band and Q/V edges are the SpaceMobile rows in Anatel’s landing-rights list. Chile’s edges are decreto exento 1.209. Europe’s 2 GHz MSS proposal and the Vodafone, stc, and African partnership rows are not drawn: no assigned edges were opened.

Granted
In review
Requested
Testing
Granted — no local operator specified

Local operators

One row per band, country, and local operator
Band	Country	Service	Status	Local operator	Reference
S-band	Colombia	not stated	Requested	No local operator namedNo grant number in the 9 Nov 2026 company update. The sentence mentions S-band and IMT allocations in Brazil and Colombia.	Source pending
S-band	Brazil	not stated	Granted	Granted — no local operator specifiedAnatel Ato nº 7.955, 15 Jun 2026, Diário Oficial da União 17 Jun 2026. Process 53500.093979/2025-43. The same list entry covers S and Q/V.	anatel-7955
S-band	Chile	MSS	Granted	Granted — no local operator specifiedDecreto exento Núm. 1.209, Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones, 15 Oct 2026, published in the Diario Oficial on 3 Nov 2026, CVE 2894753. Grantee AST Spacemobile Chile SpA.	chile-1209
S-band	Japan	MSS	Requested	Rakuten MobileThe committee paper asks MIC to consider 2 GHz MSS among other FDD bands. No assignment is stated.	mic-rakuten-committee-2026-11-04
S-band	Europe	MSS	Requested	No local operator namedCOM(2026) 311 final, 27 May 2026. Proposal only. AST, SatCo, and Vodafone are not named.	com-2026-311
Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz	Brazil	not stated	Requested	BrisanetNamed by Mobile Time, 28 Oct 2026, as a regional operator for the reported 700 MHz arrangement.	br-press-mobiletime
Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz	Brazil	not stated	Requested	UnifiqueNamed by Mobile Time, 28 Oct 2026, as a regional operator for the reported 700 MHz arrangement.	br-press-mobiletime
Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz	Brazil	not stated	Requested	iez! telecomNamed by Mobile Time, 28 Oct 2026, as a regional operator for the reported 700 MHz arrangement.	br-press-mobiletime
Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz	Brazil	not stated	Requested	Amazônia 5GNamed by Exame, 1 Nov 2026, in the same reported 700 MHz arrangement.	br-press-exame
Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz	United States	SCS	Granted	AT&TLower 700 MHz A, B, and C blocks (698–716 and 728–746 MHz) and 800 MHz A and B blocks (824–849 and 869–894 MHz). ULS 0010538493 (lead).	uls-0010538493
Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz	United States	SCS	Granted	Verizon800 MHz A and B blocks (824–849 and 869–894 MHz). ULS 0011607666 (lead).	uls-0011607666
Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz	United States	SCS	Granted	FirstNet758–768 MHz space-to-Earth and 788–798 MHz Earth-to-space. ULS 0011654129.	uls-0011654129
Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz	Japan	not stated	Testing	Rakuten MobileLicensee on the MIC experimental-station page. The page does not call the station SCS or MSS.	mic-rakuten-exp-2025-11-11
L-band	United States	MSS	In review	No local operator namedAgreement dated 22 Mar 2025. FCC application SAT-MOD-20251206-00374, call sign S2358, filed 8 Dec 2025 and accepted 30 Jan 2026. Not granted as of the 30 Sep 2026 note.	Source pending
L-band	Canada	MSS	Requested	No local operator namedThe 23 Jun 2025 Form 8-K says the L-band usage rights cover the United States and Canada, and that the settlement includes ISED applications. No ISED decision was found.	Source pending
Lower mid-band, 1670–1675 MHz	United States	not stated	Requested	No local operator namedDefinitive agreements 22 Mar 2025, described in the 23 Jun 2025 Form 8-K. Closing still open in the 30 Sep 2026 note. No FCC grant of this 5 MHz to AST was identified.	Source pending
Q/V band	Brazil	not stated	Granted	Granted — no local operator specifiedAnatel Ato nº 7.955, 15 Jun 2026. Landing-rights list, SISTEMA SPACEMOBILE, Q/V rows.	anatel-7955
Q/V band	United States	FSS feeder	Granted	Granted — no local operator specifiedFCC DA-26-391, 21 Apr 2026, call sign S3065, grants feeder and TT&C for the added satellites in 37.5–42.0 GHz, 47.2–50.2 GHz, and 50.4–51.4 GHz. DA-24-756, 2 Aug 2024, was the first partial grant of those feeder bands for five satellites.	da-26-391-feeder
Band not stated	Europe	not stated	Requested	VodafoneNamed in AST's account of the 9 Dec 2024 agreement for Europe and Africa through 2034. The page does not state a band. Press release, no regulator record found.	vodafone-2024-12-09
Band not stated	Africa	not stated	Requested	VodafoneThe same 9 Dec 2024 agreement names Africa and does not name a band or a national licence. Press release, no regulator record found.	vodafone-2024-12-09
Band not stated	Saudi Arabia	not stated	Requested	stcSaudi Exchange announcement of 29 Oct 2025: stc is the operator in the Kingdom. The Form 8-K says service is contingent on a CST licence. No CST licence was opened.	stc-tadawul-2025-10-29
Band not stated	Algeria	not stated	Requested	stcThe Saudi Exchange announcement says stc receives preferential commercial terms in Algeria. It is a commercial right, not a national licence. Press and exchange disclosure, no regulator record found for a grant.	stc-tadawul-2025-10-29
Band not stated	Djibouti	not stated	Requested	stcThe Saudi Exchange announcement says stc receives exclusive rights in Djibouti. It is a commercial right, not a national licence. Press and exchange disclosure, no regulator record found for a grant.	stc-tadawul-2025-10-29
Band not stated	Egypt	not stated	Requested	stcThe Saudi Exchange announcement says stc receives preferential commercial terms, upon availability in Egypt. It is a commercial right, not a national licence. Press and exchange disclosure, no regulator record found for a grant.	stc-tadawul-2025-10-29
Band not stated	Morocco	not stated	Requested	stcThe Saudi Exchange announcement says stc receives preferential commercial terms in Morocco. It is a commercial right, not a national licence. Press and exchange disclosure, no regulator record found for a grant.	stc-tadawul-2025-10-29
Band not stated	Sudan	not stated	Requested	stcThe Saudi Exchange announcement says stc receives exclusive rights in Sudan. It is a commercial right, not a national licence. Press and exchange disclosure, no regulator record found for a grant.	stc-tadawul-2025-10-29
Band not stated	Tunisia	not stated	Requested	stcThe Saudi Exchange announcement says stc receives exclusive rights in Tunisia. It is a commercial right, not a national licence. Press and exchange disclosure, no regulator record found for a grant.	stc-tadawul-2025-10-29

Band by country

GrantedIn reviewRequestedTesting

Band	Africa	Algeria	Brazil	Canada	Chile	Colombia	Djibouti	Egypt	Europe	Japan	Morocco	Saudi Arabia	Sudan	Tunisia	United States
S-band	—	—	Grantednot stated · Granted — no local operator specified[8]	—	GrantedMSS · Granted — no local operator specified[9]	Requested · source pendingnot stated	—	—	Requested · source pendingMSS[16]	Requested · source pendingMSS · Rakuten Mobile[15]	—	—	—	—	—
Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz	—	—	Requested · source pendingnot stated · Brisanet, Unifique, iez! telecom, Amazônia 5G	—	—	—	—	—	—	Testingnot stated · Rakuten Mobile[14]	—	—	—	—	GrantedSCS · AT&T, Verizon, FirstNet[1]
L-band	—	—	—	RequestedMSS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	In reviewMSS
Lower mid-band, 1670–1675 MHz	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Requestednot stated
Q/V band	—	—	Grantednot stated · Granted — no local operator specified[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	GrantedFSS feeder · Granted — no local operator specified[5]
MSS outside the United States	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
TT&C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Band not stated	Requested · source pendingnot stated · Vodafone[17]	Requested · source pendingnot stated · stc[18]	—	—	—	—	Requested · source pendingnot stated · stc[18]	Requested · source pendingnot stated · stc[18]	Requested · source pendingnot stated · Vodafone[17]	—	Requested · source pendingnot stated · stc[18]	Requested · source pendingnot stated · stc[18][19]	Requested · source pendingnot stated · stc[18]	Requested · source pendingnot stated · stc[18]	—

S-band

Anatel's landing-rights list records SpaceMobile S-band edges in Brazil, and a Chilean decree grants a mobile-satellite concession in S-band. Neither document names a terrestrial operator. A November 2026 company sentence mentions S-band in Colombia and does not cite a grant.

Frequency range: Brazil list: 1990–2000 MHz uplink and 2180–2190 MHz downlink. Chile decree: 1990–2010 MHz uplink and 2170–2200 MHz downlink.
Total MHz: No single total. Anatel's SpaceMobile row states 10 MHz uplink and 10 MHz downlink. The Chile decree states a 20 MHz uplink and a 30 MHz downlink. Those ranges are not added together.

2026-11-09 · Colombia · Requested · Not stated · Service not stated · source pending
Company-stated only. No partner, grant number, or service date. Not treated as authorized.
Local operator(s). No local operator named
Filings. No grant number in the 9 Nov 2026 company update. The sentence mentions S-band and IMT allocations in Brazil and Colombia.
- AST Q3 2026 release, 9 Nov 2026
2026-06-15 · Brazil · Granted · Licensed · Service not stated · Granted — no local operator specified
The opened list states uplink 1990–2000 MHz and downlink 2180–2190 MHz, RHCP, 10 MHz each, coverage of the national territory, expiration 19 Sep 2039. Its status field reads Sistema a ser licenciado. It names AST & Science, LLC, and AST & Science do Brasil Ltda. as legal representative, not a mobile operator. Acórdão nº 137/2026 and Acórdão nº 265/2026 were not opened. Consulta Pública nº 8 requested different edges and is not this grant.
Local operator(s). Granted — no local operator specified
Filings. Anatel Ato nº 7.955, 15 Jun 2026, Diário Oficial da União 17 Jun 2026. Process 53500.093979/2025-43. The same list entry covers S and Q/V.
- Anatel landing-rights list, Ato nº 7955
2026-10-15 · Chile · Granted · Licensed · Service MSS · Granted — no local operator specified
The decree authorizes an NGSO Servicio Móvil Satelital in S-band: user-station uplink 1990–2010 MHz and downlink 2170–2200 MHz. It says the service will use duly authorized third-party means and does not name Entel, WOM, Movistar, or Claro. Granted, no local operator specified.
Local operator(s). Granted — no local operator specified
Filings. Decreto exento Núm. 1.209, Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones, 15 Oct 2026, published in the Diario Oficial on 3 Nov 2026, CVE 2894753. Grantee AST Spacemobile Chile SpA.
- Diario Oficial, decreto exento 1.209, CVE 2894753
2026-11-04 · Japan · Requested · Not stated · Service MSS · source pending
Rakuten's paper says satellite direct communication needs more FDD spectrum, for example the 2 GHz MSS band. No channel edges are assigned. This is not a licence.
Local operator(s). Rakuten Mobile
Filings. 電波有効利用委員会（第16回）資料16-5, 4 Nov 2026, published by MIC.
- MIC committee paper 16-5, Rakuten Mobile
2026-05-27 · Europe · Requested · Not stated · Service MSS · source pending
The proposal would replace Decision No 626/2008/EC and select operators for 1980–2010 MHz and 2170–2200 MHz after the 2009 rights expire in May 2027. No AST application or selection decision was found. This row is not a grant, and it names no operator.
Local operator(s). No local operator named
Filings. COM(2026) 311 final, 27 May 2026. Proposal only. AST, SatCo, and Vodafone are not named.
- COM(2026) 311 final

Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz

In the United States the FCC granted supplemental coverage from space on spectrum that stays licensed to AT&T, Verizon, and FirstNet. Brazil's secondary 700 MHz use is a company announcement. The Anatel act for it was not opened.

Frequency range: DA-26-391 prints 698–716 MHz Earth-to-space, 728–746 MHz space-to-Earth, 758–768 MHz space-to-Earth, 788–798 MHz Earth-to-space, 824–849 MHz Earth-to-space, and 869–894 MHz space-to-Earth. Brazil edges are not stated in an act opened here.
Total MHz: No single total. US cellular A and B blocks are split geographically between AT&T and Verizon, so the edges are not megahertz AST holds everywhere. Brazil's 'up to 20 MHz' is the company's figure, not an opened act.

2026-10-26 · Brazil · Requested · MNO partner · Service not stated · source pending
No Anatel act for this 700 MHz use was opened. The four names come from press reporting. AST's 26 Oct 2026 release says four regional operators and does not print the names. Press release, no regulator record found. Not drawn on the chart.
Local operator(s). Brisanet, Unifique, iez! telecom, Amazônia 5G
Filings. Act number not opened. AST's 26 Oct 2026 release says Anatel approved secondary use of up to 10+10 MHz inside the regional operators' licensed areas. Distinct from Ato nº 7955, which does not state this right.
- AST SpaceMobile, 26 Oct 2026
2026-04-21 · United States · Granted · MNO partner · Service SCS
DA-26-391 grants SCS in the continental United States and Hawaii on these edges, inside the leased areas. The same order says the license is for 248 satellites and that this action adds 223, term 21 Apr 2026 through 19 Sep 2039. A single megahertz total is not stated. The terrestrial licenses stay with the carriers.
Local operator(s). AT&T, Verizon, FirstNet
Filings. FCC DA-26-391, 21 Apr 2026, call sign S3065. ULS 0010538493 (AT&T lease), 0011607666 (Verizon lease), 0011654129 (FirstNet). Space-station files include SAT-LOA-20200413-00034 and the amendments cited in the order.
- FCC DA-26-391
- FCC release page for DA-26-391
2025-11-11 · Japan · Testing · Licensed · Service not stated
The opened page authorizes an 実験試験局 at 715.24–717.76 MHz, 15 carriers spaced 180 kHz, 200 mW, talking to AST & Science BlueBird satellites, within stated areas of Fukushima, Shimane, and Chichijima. It is a test licence, not a commercial service authorization.
Local operator(s). Rakuten Mobile
Filings. MIC experimental station page, licensee 楽天モバイル株式会社, date 令7.11.11 (11 Nov 2025), valid through 令12.11.10 (10 Nov 2030). Licence number not displayed.
- MIC radio-station search, Rakuten Mobile experimental station

L-band

Ligado keeps the licenses. Spectrum USA I, LLC has contractual usage rights that had not closed as of 30 Sep 2026. The FCC has accepted, and not granted, Ligado's application to put SkyTerra Next on 96 AST satellites.

Frequency range: The pending FCC application lists 1525–1544 and 1545–1559 MHz space-to-Earth, and 1626.5–1645.5 and 1646.5–1660.5 MHz Earth-to-space. The usage agreement says up to 40 MHz in the United States and Canada and does not restate those edges as the contract's channels.
Total MHz: 40 MHz. Up to 40 MHz under the Ligado agreements, in the United States and Canada. Not an FCC or ISED grant, and not described in these filings as an ITU priority right.

2026-09-30 · United States · In review · Agreement · Service MSS
Usage rights once the deal closes. Ligado holds the licenses. See the Ligado timeline for payments and the Inmarsat case.
Local operator(s). No local operator named
Filings. Agreement dated 22 Mar 2025. FCC application SAT-MOD-20251206-00374, call sign S2358, filed 8 Dec 2025 and accepted 30 Jan 2026. Not granted as of the 30 Sep 2026 note.
Ligado timeline
2026-09-30 · Canada · Requested · Agreement · Service MSS
Same unclosed agreement as the United States. Bell Canada and TELUS are not named as the L-band licensees in these filings.
Local operator(s). No local operator named
Filings. The 23 Jun 2025 Form 8-K says the L-band usage rights cover the United States and Canada, and that the settlement includes ISED applications. No ISED decision was found.
- AST Form 8-K, 23 Jun 2025
- AST Q3 2026 note 13
Ligado timeline

Lower mid-band, 1670–1675 MHz

A Crown Castle usage fee in the Ligado agreements, for spectrum in the United States. Not included in the L-band Canada geography.

Frequency range: 1670–1675 MHz, United States only, as stated in the Form 8-K.
Total MHz: 5 MHz. Up to 5 MHz. Separate from the up-to-40 MHz L-band piece. Together the agreements describe up to 45 MHz. These filings do not call that an ITU priority right, and the FCC has not granted it.

2026-09-30 · United States · Requested · Agreement · Service not stated
Contractual usage right. The license stays with its holder until closing and any required FCC approval.
Local operator(s). No local operator named
Filings. Definitive agreements 22 Mar 2025, described in the 23 Jun 2025 Form 8-K. Closing still open in the 30 Sep 2026 note. No FCC grant of this 5 MHz to AST was identified.
- AST Form 8-K, 23 Jun 2025
- AST Q3 2026 note 13
Ligado timeline

Q/V band

Feeder and gateway spectrum, not the handset low-band grant. The United States order calls these ranges Fixed-Satellite Service feeder links. Brazil's list uses the label Q/V and does not say FSS.

Frequency range: DA-26-391 feeder: 37.5–42.0 GHz space-to-Earth; 47.2–50.2 GHz and 50.4–51.4 GHz Earth-to-space; 45.5–47 GHz Earth-to-space, outside the United States only. Anatel's SpaceMobile row states the same Q/V ranges except 45.5–47 GHz, and labels them Q/V.
Total MHz: No megahertz total. The FCC states gigahertz ranges for feeder links. Adding those widths would not be a figure the order calls AST's holding.

2026-06-15 · Brazil · Granted · Licensed · Service not stated · Granted — no local operator specified
The same SpaceMobile row states Q/V uplink 47.2–50.2 GHz and 50.4–51.4 GHz, and downlink 37.5–42.0 GHz. The list labels the band Q/V and does not say FSS. No mobile operator is named. Status field: Sistema a ser licenciado.
Local operator(s). Granted — no local operator specified
Filings. Anatel Ato nº 7.955, 15 Jun 2026. Landing-rights list, SISTEMA SPACEMOBILE, Q/V rows.
- Anatel landing-rights list, Ato nº 7955
2026-04-21 · United States · Granted · Licensed · Service FSS feeder · Granted — no local operator specified
Space-station license for feeder links and TT&C. Not the partner 700/800 MHz handset authority.
Local operator(s). Granted — no local operator specified
Filings. FCC DA-26-391, 21 Apr 2026, call sign S3065, grants feeder and TT&C for the added satellites in 37.5–42.0 GHz, 47.2–50.2 GHz, and 50.4–51.4 GHz. DA-24-756, 2 Aug 2024, was the first partial grant of those feeder bands for five satellites.
- FCC DA-26-391
- FCC DA-24-756

MSS outside the United States

The same space-station grant that authorizes U.S. supplemental coverage also lists these mobile-satellite ranges for use outside the United States. It does not name the countries.

Frequency range: DA-26-391, outside the United States only: 617–652 MHz space-to-Earth; 663–748 MHz Earth-to-space; 728–821 MHz space-to-Earth; 777–798 MHz Earth-to-space; 807–862 MHz Earth-to-space; 852–894 MHz space-to-Earth; 880–915 MHz Earth-to-space; 902–960 MHz space-to-Earth.
Total MHz: No total, and no country. The order says this license is not approval for direct-to-cell in 902–928 MHz outside the United States until AST files the certifications the order describes.

Countries not stated. Earth-station sites in the appendix are feeder locations, not a finding that those countries authorized this service.

FCC DA-26-391

TT&C

Telemetry, tracking, and command on the space-station license. The 430–440 MHz use is limited to emergency operations, and for 243 satellites to no more than 24 hours. Countries are not named.

Frequency range: DA-26-391, outside the United States only: 2025–2110 MHz Earth-to-space and 2200–2290 MHz space-to-Earth for launch and early-orbit or emergency operations; 430–440 MHz both directions for emergency TT&C. Center frequencies and the kilohertz widths are printed in the order.
Total MHz: No single total. The order states center frequencies and bandwidths of 192 kHz, 768 kHz, or 50 kHz. Adding them up is not a figure the order calls a holding.

Countries not stated. The grant limits these ranges to operations outside the United States.

FCC DA-26-391

Band not stated

Vodafone's commercial agreement covers Europe and Africa without stating a band. stc's exchange announcement covers Saudi Arabia and named African markets, also without a band. None of these is a regulator grant.

Frequency range: Not stated in the sources reviewed
Total MHz: No megahertz figure. These rows are agreements or reports that do not state a frequency range.

2024-12-09 · Europe · Requested · Agreement · Service not stated · source pending
A commercial partnership. SatCo is described by AST as a European joint venture. COM(2026) 311 does not name SatCo, and the 19 Oct 2026 letter of intent by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone says the satellite partner is still to be selected. Those four operators are not listed here as AST's spectrum holders.
Local operator(s). Vodafone
Filings. AST Our Journey. Not an Ofcom, BNetzA, or Commission grant.
- AST Our Journey
2024-12-09 · Africa · Requested · Agreement · Service not stated · source pending
Regional partnership only. Countries are listed separately only where a source names that country.
Local operator(s). Vodafone
Filings. AST Our Journey. No national African licence was opened for this agreement.
- AST Our Journey
2025-10-29 · Saudi Arabia · Requested · Agreement · Service not stated · source pending
Partnership, not a grant. The announcement says direct-to-device service and does not state a frequency. CST's D2D consultation page was not retrieved as readable text.
Local operator(s). stc
Filings. Saudi Exchange issuer announcement, 29 Oct 2025, and AST Form 8-K of the same date.
- Saudi Exchange, stc announcement
- AST Form 8-K, 29 Oct 2025
2025-10-29 · Algeria · Requested · Agreement · Service not stated · source pending
Partnership, not a grant. No Algeria regulator document naming AST was found in this review.
Local operator(s). stc
Filings. Saudi Exchange issuer announcement, 29 Oct 2025. No national regulator licence was opened.
- Saudi Exchange, stc announcement
2025-10-29 · Djibouti · Requested · Agreement · Service not stated · source pending
Partnership, not a grant. No Djibouti regulator document naming AST was found in this review.
Local operator(s). stc
Filings. Saudi Exchange issuer announcement, 29 Oct 2025. No national regulator licence was opened.
- Saudi Exchange, stc announcement
2025-10-29 · Egypt · Requested · Agreement · Service not stated · source pending
Partnership, not a grant. No Egypt regulator document naming AST was found in this review.
Local operator(s). stc
Filings. Saudi Exchange issuer announcement, 29 Oct 2025. No national regulator licence was opened.
- Saudi Exchange, stc announcement
2025-10-29 · Morocco · Requested · Agreement · Service not stated · source pending
Partnership, not a grant. No Morocco regulator document naming AST was found in this review.
Local operator(s). stc
Filings. Saudi Exchange issuer announcement, 29 Oct 2025. No national regulator licence was opened.
- Saudi Exchange, stc announcement
2025-10-29 · Sudan · Requested · Agreement · Service not stated · source pending
Partnership, not a grant. No Sudan regulator document naming AST was found in this review.
Local operator(s). stc
Filings. Saudi Exchange issuer announcement, 29 Oct 2025. No national regulator licence was opened.
- Saudi Exchange, stc announcement
2025-10-29 · Tunisia · Requested · Agreement · Service not stated · source pending
Partnership, not a grant. No Tunisia regulator document naming AST was found in this review.
Local operator(s). stc
Filings. Saudi Exchange issuer announcement, 29 Oct 2025. No national regulator licence was opened.
- Saudi Exchange, stc announcement

Source pending

Source pending: Acórdão nº 137/2026 and Acórdão nº 265/2026 were not opened on sei.anatel.gov.br, sistemas.anatel.gov.br, or in.gov.br. News described them as later changes to the S-band edges. The opened landing-rights list, last update 21 Aug 2026, states 1990–2000 MHz and 2180–2190 MHz. Consulta Pública nº 8 (23 Feb 2026) is a consultation that requested 1995–2010 MHz uplink and 2185–2200 MHz; it is not a grant. No Anatel act granting secondary 700 MHz use was opened.
Source pending as a lead only: posts circulated from the X account @RocketTank123, whose display name is RocketTank, describe Brazilian 700 MHz acts and channel edges. The handle named for this review, @rockettank, was not confirmed. x.com refused the profile fetch, and the X API token on this run lacks the billing scope those reads need. Those posts are not a filing.
Per owner, source pending: Brazil's direct-to-cell authorization runs through Brazilsat. No AST release, Anatel list, or carrier notice opened for this review names Brazilsat.
Per owner, source pending: AST is testing with TIM Brasil. What the public record says is narrower. On 7 Mar 2024 Anatel said Claro and TIM had asked to test with AST inside an experimental sandbox. On 10 Nov 2026 TIM's chief executive told reporters the company was still negotiating with AST and SpaceX. That is not a band marked testing.
Per owner, source pending as a label: '45 MHz lower mid-band ITU priority rights.' The agreements describe up to 40 MHz of L-band plus up to 5 MHz at 1670–1675 MHz. The words 'ITU priority rights' do not appear in the filings reviewed.
Source pending: a named Chilean mobile operator for decreto exento 1.209. The decree says the service will use duly authorized third-party means. Searches of that decree, subtel.gob.cl, and the Diario Oficial republication did not name Entel, WOM, Movistar Chile, or Claro Chile.
Source pending: a Japanese commercial service licence. The opened MIC record is an experimental station at 715.24–717.76 MHz. A 46 GHz feeder licence described in secondary reporting was not opened. Rakuten's 4 Nov 2026 committee paper asks MIC to consider 2 GHz MSS and does not assign it.
Source pending: an AST or SatCo application or selection for the EU 2 GHz MSS band. COM(2026) 311 final, 27 May 2026, was opened and does not name AST, SatCo, or Vodafone. The PDF endpoint returned an empty WAF response; the EUR-Lex text was read. No call for applications naming AST was found. Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone's 19 Oct 2026 letter of intent says the satellite partner is still to be selected, so they are not listed as AST operators.
Source pending: an opened Ofcom licence for AST or Vodafone direct-to-device service. Ofcom's D2D regulations statement says the first licence variation inserted into the regulations was Telefonica UK (VMO2), not Vodafone or AST. The statement PDF returned HTTP 403. Secondary articles describe Demonstration & Trial Licence 1418602/1 and frequencies 894.6 and 939.6 MHz; that licence file was not opened, so those frequencies are not drawn. Spain, Italy, and a BNetzA grant naming AST were not found.
Source pending: a CST licence for AST or stc. The Saudi Exchange announcement and the 29 Oct 2025 Form 8-K say service depends on CST authorization. The CST consultation page did not return readable text. No frequency is stated.
Source pending: a national African grant. Nigeria's NCC authorized-space-operators list was opened and does not name AST. Safaricom's newsroom says Kenya's Communications Authority issued a temporary licence; that licence was not opened. ICASA's 29 June 2026 licensing notice was not opened from icasa.org.za. AST's redacted ICASA submission, hosted by a third party, says the proposed registration would not be market-access authorization. Vodacom, MTN, Airtel Africa, Orange, and Safaricom are not named in an opened regulator grant. ECC Report 373 describes AST in an annex and does not authorize it.

Country pages are on Countries. The Ligado docket is on Ligado.

References

[1] FCC Space Bureau, DA 26-391, 2026-04-21. Grant stamp, SCS list; paragraph 3; condition 2 https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-391A1.pdf
[2] FCC, ULS File No. 0010538493 (Lead), 2026-04-21. Printed in DA 26-391, paragraph 3. Filed 10 May 2023, last amended 15 Aug 2025, granted 21 Apr 2026. AT&T Lower 700 MHz A, B, and C blocks and 800 MHz A and B blocks. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-391A1.pdf
[3] FCC, ULS File No. 0011607666 (Lead), 2026-04-21. Printed in DA 26-391, paragraph 3. Filed 12 Jun 2025, last amended 15 Aug 2025, granted 21 Apr 2026. Verizon 800 MHz A and B blocks. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-391A1.pdf
[4] FCC, ULS File No. 0011654129, 2026-04-21. Printed in DA 26-391, paragraph 3. Filed 18 Jul 2025, granted 21 Apr 2026. FirstNet 700 MHz public-safety spectrum. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-391A1.pdf
[5] FCC Space Bureau, DA 26-391, 2026-04-21. Grant stamp, Feeder Link and Nominal TT&C Operations. Nature of service includes Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS). https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-391A1.pdf
[6] FCC Space Bureau, DA 26-391, 2026-04-21. Grant stamp, heading MSS (outside the U.S. only). Countries are not named. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-391A1.pdf
[7] FCC Space Bureau, DA 26-391, 2026-04-21. Grant stamp, Feeder Link and Nominal TT&C Operations. Nature of service includes Space Operation. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-391A1.pdf
[8] Anatel, Ato nº 7.955, 2026-06-15. Landing-rights list, SISTEMA SPACEMOBILE. Published in the DOU on 17 Jun 2026. Process 53500.093979/2025-43. List status field: Sistema a ser licenciado. https://sistemas.anatel.gov.br/anexar-api/publico/anexos/download/ee09adc2f78956eda33b9d15ebee37ec
[9] Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones, Decreto exento Núm. 1.209, 2026-10-15. Diario Oficial, 3 Nov 2026, CVE 2894753. Numerando 2, Servicio Móvil Satelital, banda S. The interior.gob.cl file was not retrieved; this PDF’s metadata names the Diario Oficial. https://cdn.boletinvirtual.cl/PDF/44589/2894753.pdf
[10] Mobile Time, AST fecha acordo para usar faixa de 700 MHz no Brasil, 2026-10-28. Names iez! telecom, Brisanet, and Unifique. Press release, no regulator record found. https://www.mobiletime.com.br/noticias/28/10/2026/ast-anatel-aprovacao-d2d/ Press release, no regulator record found.
[11] Exame, Operadora de telefonia por satélite fecha acordos para usar o 4G e 5G no Brasil, 2026-11-01. Adds Amazônia 5G to the 700 MHz reporting. Press release, no regulator record found. https://exame.com/invest/mercados/rival-da-starlink-avanca-no-brasil-e-quer-levar-satelite-a-200-milhoes-de-celulares/ Press release, no regulator record found.
[12] FCC Space Bureau, Public Notice SAT-01970, 2026-01-30. Accepted for filing, not a grant. SAT-MOD-20251206-00374, call sign S2358. https://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/ibfs/appreportsummary?applId=04d8a15787a132509f0cc8460cbb3509
[13] AST SpaceMobile, Form 8-K, 2025-06-23. Up to 40 MHz of L-band MSS in the United States and Canada, and up to 5 MHz at 1670–1675 MHz. Not an FCC grant. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1780312/000164117225016581/form8-k.htm Press release, no regulator record found.
[14] Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Experimental station record, licensee Rakuten Mobile, 2025-11-11. Public licence page. Station type 実験試験局. Date 令7.11.11, valid through 令12.11.10. Counterpart: AST & Science BlueBird satellites. 715.24–717.76 MHz, 15 carriers at 180 kHz, 200 mW. The licence-number field is blank on the public page. This review opened this record and did not enumerate every Rakuten experimental licence. https://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/musen/SearchServlet?DD=1&DFCD=0004601204&IT=A&pageID=4&styleNumber=11
[15] Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 電波有効利用委員会（第16回）資料16-5, 2026-11-04. Rakuten Mobile's committee paper. It asks the committee to consider FDD spectrum for satellite direct communication, giving 2 GHz MSS as an example. It is not a licence or a channel assignment. https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001099614.pdf
[16] European Commission, COM(2026) 311 final, 2026-05-27. Proposal for a regulation on EU-level authorisation of 2 GHz MSS (1980–2010 MHz Earth-to-space and 2170–2200 MHz space-to-Earth), repealing Decision No 626/2008/EC. It does not name AST SpaceMobile, SatCo, or Vodafone. Not a grant. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52026PC0311
[17] AST SpaceMobile, Our Journey, Vodafone agreement, 2024-12-09. Company account of a definitive agreement with Vodafone for Europe and Africa through 2034. It does not state a frequency range. Not a regulator grant. https://ast-science.com/our-journey/ Press release, no regulator record found.
[18] Saudi Exchange, stc issuer announcement, 2025-10-29. 10-year agreement for space-based telecom services (direct to device) in Saudi Arabia and named Middle East and Africa markets. Not a CST licence. https://www.saudiexchange.sa/wps/portal/saudiexchange/newsandreports/issuer-news/issuer-announcements/issuer-announcements-details/?anCat=1&anId=91038&cs=7010&locale=en
[19] AST SpaceMobile, Form 8-K, 2025-10-29. Ten-year agreement with Saudi Telecom Company. Commercial service is contingent on CST authorization. The 8-K does not state a frequency range. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1780312/000149315225020005/form8-k.htm Press release, no regulator record found.

Last reviewed 2026-11-14. Sources are linked beside the claims they support.