FCC · ULS Licenses
FCC License Lookup
A new or modified FCC wireless license is a buildout tell — a company that just got cleared to put spectrum on the air. This searches those license transactions by licensee or call sign.
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The signal
What a fcc license tells you
An FCC license lookup answers who just got cleared to operate on the airwaves. Wireless licenses — microwave backhaul, private and commercial land-mobile, paging, broadcast-auxiliary — move through the FCC's Universal Licensing System (ULS), and each transaction names the licensee, the radio service, and the call sign. This tool searches those transactions by company or call sign.
The call sign is the license's identifier, the way an N-number identifies an aircraft. A name search returns a licensee's grants; a call-sign search pulls a single license. Either way you get the radio service, the licensee of record, and the location. Behind the unlock you get the service group, the license status, the grant and expiration dates, and the FCC Registration Number (FRN).
The event is the grant. A new or modified wireless license is a buildout tell — a carrier, tower company, utility, or enterprise that just secured spectrum to put infrastructure on the air. For the vendors who install, connect, and equip that infrastructure, a fresh grant is the timed opening.
Why it matters
A new wireless license is capital about to be spent: the licensee needs towers, radios, backhaul, installation, and site work on a project timeline. Reaching them at grant is reaching them before the buildout budget is committed.
Field guide
How to read the results
Every field below is returned free, in full — no email, no gate. Build a Parse when you want the whole list for a specialty or state, exports, or a live alert the moment a prescriber goes new-to-class.
- Call sign
- The license's unique identifier in ULS — the key to the specific authorization, the way a plate identifies a vehicle.
- Licensee
- The company or agency that holds the license as granted — the account name behind the buildout.
- Service
- The FCC radio-service code (e.g. microwave, industrial/business, public-safety) — what the license authorizes on the air.
- City / State
- The licensed location. Wireless installation and equipment territories are regional, so location drives who can serve the site.
- Service group & status
- The broader service family (microwave, land-mobile, paging) and whether the license is active — the read on what and whether.
- Grant / expiration dates & FRN
- When the license was granted and when it expires, plus the FCC Registration Number that ties the licensee's filings together.
Who uses it
Common use cases
Tower & telecom installers
A new microwave or land-mobile grant is a site that needs towers, radios, and installation — reach the licensee at grant.
Wireless equipment & backhaul
Fresh licenses signal buildout spend on radios, antennas, and backhaul in a defined location.
Commercial & industrial real estate
License activity flags where infrastructure is going in — useful for siting, leasing, and market planning.
Market & competitive intel
Track grants by service and geography to see where carriers and enterprises are expanding.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is an FCC license lookup?
It's a search of FCC wireless license transactions — microwave, land-mobile, paging, and broadcast-auxiliary — by licensee or call sign. Each license moves through the FCC's Universal Licensing System (ULS); this tool finds the license and its holder by name or call sign.
Is the FCC license search free?
Yes. Search by licensee company or call sign with no login and see the radio service, licensee, city, and state. The service group, license status, grant and expiration dates, and FRN are shown free — no email or login.
Can I search by call sign?
Yes — the same box accepts a call sign (letters followed by digits, no spaces) to pull a single license, or a company name to see a licensee's grants.
Why is a new license a buildout signal?
A new or modified wireless license means a company just secured spectrum to put infrastructure on the air. That's typically the front edge of a buildout — towers, radios, and installation follow — which is why vendors treat a fresh grant as a timed opening.
How current is the license data?
It reads recent FCC ULS license transactions that ParseData refreshes, so new grants and modifications appear shortly after the FCC posts them.
How it's sourced
Reads FCC ULS wireless license transactions (microwave, land-mobile private/commercial, paging, broadcast-auxiliary). License and licensee fields only, reported exactly as granted.
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