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The FCC clears more spectrum for drone links

The US regulator has voted to remove a restriction on drone use of the 800 MHz cellular band. Further communications and detection measures await a November vote; radio access and permission to conduct flights remain separate questions.

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A drone can have an autonomous flight system and still need a dependable connection to the ground. The Federal Communications Commission has voted to remove an old barrier to using American cellular spectrum for that connection. The change addresses the radio link; it does not approve the flight.

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