{"abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (\"Commission\") adopts final rules that take additional steps to facilitate the development of more robust secondary markets in radio spectrum usage rights. In particular, the Commission builds upon the policies adopted in 2003 to facilitate the ability of licensees in our Wireless Radio Services that hold \"exclusive\" authority to lease some or all of their spectrum usage rights to third parties and to streamline approval procedures for license assignments and transfers of control in these Wireless Radio Services. First, the Commission adopts immediate processing procedures for certain classes of spectrum leasing arrangements and license transfers and assignments that do not raise potential public interest concerns. In addition, the Commission extends the spectrum leasing policies to additional services. The Commission also adopts a new regulatory concept, the \"private commons.\" Finally, the Commission addresses several petitions for reconsideration, and revises and further clarifies the Commission's spectrum leasing policies and rules.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2004/12/27/04-27817.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1,"title":47},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":24,"title":47},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":90,"title":47}],"citation":"69 FR 77522","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective February 25, 2005, except for Sec. Sec. 1.913(a)(5), 1.948(j)(2), 1.2003, 1.9003, 1.9020(e)(2), 1.9030(e)(2), 1.9035(e), and 1.9080, which contain information collection requirements that have not been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of these rules.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["WT Docket No. 00-230","FCC 04-167"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"04-27817","effective_on":"2005-02-25","end_page":77559,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2004/12/27/04-27817.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/12/27/04-27817/promoting-efficient-use-of-spectrum-through-elimination-of-barriers-to-the-development-of-secondary","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/04-27817?publication_date=2004-12-27","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2004-12-27/04-27817/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":38,"page_views":{"count":209,"last_updated":"2026-07-26 12:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-12-27/pdf/04-27817.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2004-12-27","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2004/12/27/04-27817.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T14:17:38Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":77522,"subtype":null,"title":"Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum Through Elimination of Barriers to the Development of Secondary Markets","toc_doc":"Spectrum use; elimination of barriers to development of secondary markets","toc_subject":"Common carrier services:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Business and industry","Common carriers","Communications common carriers","Radio","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Telecommunications"],"type":"Rule","volume":69}