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# EU proposes reserving two thirds of satellite spectrum for European operators
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-05-27-eu-mss-spectrum-proposal/
- Published: 2026-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T12:00:25.000Z
- Description: European Commission proposed EU level authorisation for 2 GHz mobile satellite spectrum: two thirds reserved for EU operators, one third for governmental use tied to IRIS2, the rest open to bids from Starlink and Amazon Kuiper from 2027.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [European Commission press release, 27 May 2026](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip%5F26%5F1170?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that Parliament and Council will adopt the proposal unchanged or that any operator has been selected.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, whose law governs. Binding 1 of 3 (announced), scale 3 of 3 (large), Verified counts in full: weight +6 of 36 possible. Commission proposes EU-level spectrum law reserving two-thirds for EU operators over Starlink/Kuiper. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-22\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)