EWA Files Comments on UAS NPRM with AASHTO, APCO, FIT, FCCA, IAFC, IMSA and MRFAC

Publication Date: 
March 9, 2023

On March 9, 2023, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, APCO International, the Enterprise Wireless Alliance, Forest Industries Telecommunications, Forestry Conservation Communications Association, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the International Municipal Signal Association, and MRFAC, Inc. jointly filed Comments in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing  service rules for operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the 5030-5091 MHz band and seeking comment on the possibility of authorizing UAS operations on “flexible use” spectrum. In its comments, the group urged the Federal Communications Commission to allow UAS operations on private networks in other than flexible-use allocations.