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For these bands, we authorize SCS only where one or more terrestrial licensees--together holding all licenses on the relevant channel throughout a defined geographically independent area--lease access to their spectrum rights to a participating satellite operator, whose license reflects these frequencies and the geographically independent area in which they will offer SCS. In recognition that this new offering has the potential to bring life-saving connectivity to remote areas, the Commission also applies interim 911 call and text routing requirements to ensure that help is available to those who need it today while we work toward enabling automatic location-based routing of all emergency communications whether or not there is a terrestrial connection available.","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/2024/04/30/2024-06669.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"1","title":47},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"2","title":47},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"9","title":47},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"25","title":47}],"citation":"89 FR 34148","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The rules are effective May 30, 2024, except for the amendments to Sec. Sec. 1.9047(d)(2) (amendatory instruction 3), 9.10(t)(3) through (5) (amendatory instruction 8), and 25.125(b)(1) and (2) and (c) (amendatory instruction 16), which are indefinitely delayed. 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