Regulations and Government
FCC Proposes Spectrum Rule Changes for Advanced Air Mobility
Proposed U.S. regulatory changes support eVTOL operations and target drone threats
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is requesting public comments on proposed changes to its spectrum rules that would accommodate future advanced air mobility operations, including everything from electric air taxi services to drones and autonomous cargo airplanes. 

Changes to the FCC’s spectrum regulations, which govern the allocation and licensing of frequencies used for wireless communications, would “support innovation, growth, and safety needs of this burgeoning sector as well as other uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), such as drones,” the agency wrote in a statement on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which it published online on January 17.

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