FCC 800 MHz UAS Order
Permits non-federal uncrewed aircraft system operations in the 800 MHz cellular band (824-849 / 869-894 MHz) for control links and other UAS communications, amending 47 CFR 22.925. Adopted by a 3-0 vote. The Part 22 amendments take effect 30 days after Federal Register publication; no publication date was stated in the order as released, so no calendar effective date is stated here. The order opens about 50 MHz of licensed low-band spectrum to drone operators working with cellular carriers. It lifts the 1991 restriction on airborne use of the band as applied to unmanned aircraft. It does not create a dedicated drone allocation, and it does not change FAA flight rules: beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations still need FAA authorization.
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