--- title: The European operator Eutelsat set to receive $504M... description: Eutelsat is set to receive $504 million as part of the FCC's plan to repurpose upper C-band spectrum (3.98–4.14 GHz) for 5G mobile networks. The payment is an... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-operator-eutelsat-set-to-receive-504m-under-us-c-band-spectrum-plan-9uh8d98ox twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The European operator Eutelsat set to receive $504M under US C-band spectrum plan | daily.dev og:description: Eutelsat is set to receive $504 million as part of the FCC's plan to repurpose upper C-band spectrum (3.98–4.14 GHz) for 5G mobile networks. The payment is an... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-operator-eutelsat-set-to-receive-504m-under-us-c-band-spectrum-plan-9uh8d98ox og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9Uh8D98oX.png og:image:alt: The European operator Eutelsat set to receive $504M under US C-band spectrum plan og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The European operator Eutelsat set to receive $504M under US C-band spectrum plan **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 22 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Eutelsat is set to receive $504 million as part of the FCC's plan to repurpose upper C-band spectrum (3.98–4.14 GHz) for 5G mobile networks. The payment is an incentive for the European satellite operator to vacate the band, with cash expected in 2031 contingent on meeting clearing deadlines. The FCC voted on July 22 to auction 160 MHz, creating a 440 MHz 'super band' for carriers. SES stands to collect far more at $5.6 billion. Eutelsat's own clearing costs are estimated at $750 million, so the incentive is a partial top-up. SpaceX's request to reserve part of the band for direct-to-device satellite broadband was denied. The auction, expected to raise $30–75 billion, must be completed by July 2027, with spectrum clearing deadlines running through mid-2031. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much money will Eutelsat receive from the FCC's C-band spectrum clearing plan? Eutelsat is set to receive $504 million, about €443 million, as an incentive payment for clearing part of the upper C-band spectrum. The cash is expected to arrive in 2031, contingent on Eutelsat meeting two clearing deadlines: vacating the top 75 markets by December 30, 2030 and remaining markets by June 30, 2031. Eutelsat's own clearing costs are estimated at roughly $750 million. _Anyone tracking spectrum policy shifts and their industry ripple effects can follow satellite and telecom news on daily.dev._ ### How much C-band spectrum is the FCC repurposing for 5G and by when must it be cleared? The FCC voted on July 22 to auction 160 MHz of upper C-band spectrum, from 3.98 to 4.14 GHz, for mobile carriers, creating a 440 MHz super band for 5G when combined with spectrum already in commercial use. The top 75 markets must be cleared by December 30, 2030, remaining markets by June 30, 2031, and the FCC wants the auction completed by July 2027. _Engineers and analysts weighing 5G spectrum expansion timelines can keep up with regulatory shifts on daily.dev._ ### Why did the FCC reject SpaceX's request for C-band spectrum reservation? The FCC declined to carve out part of the C-band for satellite broadband, sidestepping SpaceX's request to reserve capacity for its direct-to-device ambitions. Instead, the airwaves will go to terrestrial carriers through a public auction, the format the agency has favored since its first C-band sale, which raised about $81 billion in 2021. _Those comparing satellite and terrestrial spectrum strategies can track outcomes like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Brussels plans to ringfence two-thirds of EU mobile-satellite spectrum for European firms](https://daily.dev/posts/brussels-plans-to-ringfence-two-thirds-of-eu-mobile-satellite-spectrum-for-european-firms-9av4mcpnm) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Major boost for Starlink](https://daily.dev/posts/major-boost-for-starlink-exfrpzfrb) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Europe’s top carriers in talks to take on Starlink, Bloomberg reports](https://daily.dev/posts/europe-s-top-carriers-in-talks-to-take-on-starlink-bloomberg-reports-wz9xlp78y) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Starlink wants to be your next mobile operator](https://daily.dev/posts/starlink-wants-to-be-your-next-mobile-operator-lrwzemhn6) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-operator-eutelsat-set-to-receive-504m-under-us-c-band-spectrum-plan-9uh8d98ox) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The European operator Eutelsat set to receive $504M under US C-band spectrum plan","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-operator-eutelsat-set-to-receive-504m-under-us-c-band-spectrum-plan-9uh8d98ox","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-operator-eutelsat-set-to-receive-504m-under-us-c-band-spectrum-plan-9uh8d98ox"},"datePublished":"2026-07-27T08:55:19.930Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T19:17:45.156Z","description":"Eutelsat is set to receive $504 million as part of the FCC's plan to repurpose upper C-band spectrum (3.98–4.14 GHz) for 5G mobile networks. 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