| CPC H04W 72/0453 (2013.01) [H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 84/06 (2013.01); H04W 88/04 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A method of communication by a first User Equipment (UE) of a plurality of User Equipment (UEs) in a communication network served by a Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) satellite, the method comprising:
receiving, by the first UE of the plurality of UEs, a spectrum usage map comprising one or more licensed frequency bands and one or more unlicensed frequency bands available for use by the first UE;
selecting a communication frequency band among the one or more licensed frequency bands and the one or more unlicensed frequency bands;
establishing, by the first UE, a communication link with the MSS satellite using the communication frequency band that was selected; and
transmitting the spectrum usage map to one or more additional UEs of the plurality of UEs, wherein the additional UEs comprise a second UE.
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