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Austria’s 2025 Drone Laws: Strict Rules, No‑Fly Zones, and Steep Fines

Austria’s 2025 Drone Laws: Strict Rules, No‑Fly Zones, and Steep Fines

Austro Control is Austria’s aviation regulator for unmanned aircraft, enforcing EU drone rules under the Austrian Aviation Act, with policy aligned to the EU framework since 2021. Austria follows the EU Open, Specific, and Certified categories, with the Open category limited to drones under 25 kg flown in visual line of sight at up to 120 meters, and subdivided into A1, A2, and A3. Drone operator registration is mandatory through the Dronespace platform—costing about €31.20 and valid for three years—while drones under 250 g with no camera are exempt. Remote pilots must obtain a competency certificate through Austro Control’s Dronespace,
30 July 2025
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Austria’s Digital Autobahn: The State of Internet Access in 2025 (Including Satellite!)

Austria’s Digital Autobahn: The State of Internet Access in 2025 (Including Satellite!)

As of 2025, only about 17% of Austria’s available fiber connections are in use, equating to 317,000 active fiber subscriptions from roughly 1.9 million homes passed. Vienna alone has over 750,000 fiber-ready connections, illustrating dense urban fiber capacity. In 2025, A1 Telekom Austria accounts for about 30–31% of fixed broadband subscriptions, Magenta Telekom roughly 29%, and Drei/Tele2 about 17%, forming Austria’s three major broadband players. 4G coverage reaches about 99% of the population, and 5G coverage reached 85% by 2023 with a goal of nationwide 5G by the end of 2025. Starlink became available in Austria around 2021–2022, delivering typically
31 May 2025
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