47 CFR § 96.43 - Additional requirements for category A CBSDs.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s96.43"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 96.43 - Additional requirements for category A CBSDs."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "96.43"
section_name: "Additional requirements for category A CBSDs."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "96"
part_name: "CITIZENS BROADBAND RADIO SERVICE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 154(i), 303, and 307."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 36222, June 23, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "96"
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# 96.43 Additional requirements for category A CBSDs.
(a) Category A CBSDs shall not be deployed or operated outdoors with antennas exceeding 6 meters height above average terrain. CBSDs deployed or operated outdoors with antennas exceeding 6 meters height above average terrain will be classified as, and subject to, the operational requirements of Category B CBSDs.
(b) When registering with an SAS, Category A CBSDs must transmit all information required under § 96.39. This transmission shall also indicate whether the device will be operated indoors or outdoors.
(c) Any CBSD operated at higher power than specified for Category A CBSDs in § 96.41 will be classified as, and subject to, the operational requirements of a Category B CBSD.