Tech your username 6 days ago Last Friday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced plans to make mid-band spectrum available for 5G and other advanced wireless services in Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa for the first time. The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Office of Engineering and Technology, in collaboration with other federal administrations, reportedly took several actions to enable commercial deployments in the band segment. The press release stated that firstly, the FCC approved new and updated Environmental Sensing Capability (ESC) sensor deployment and coverage plans of four ESC operators, opening up commercial access in Puerto Rico and Guam. Next, it reportedly approved Federated Wireless Inc.’s expansion of its Spectrum Access Systems (SAS) operations to cover a portion of the 3.5 GHz band in American Samoa.