USA: Equipment Authorization Rule Changes Transitions
The FCC published new equipment authorization rules in the Federal Register set to come into effect immediately. This final rule amends its equipment authorization regulations, amending FCC’s equipment authorization regulations, increasing the Commission’s agility to respond to changes at industry standards. Furthermore, it consolidates, simplifies, and streamlines certain procedures, and removes the requirement to file the import declaration […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Amends Equipment Authorization Regulations
On November 2, 2017, The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) published a new rule for the authorization of radio frequency equipment. According to the FCC, in an act to simplify and streamline certain procedures, they have decided to remove the import declaration FCC form 740 from needing to be filed under certain circumstances. Some key changes […]
United States: FCC Permits Radar Services in 76-81 GHz Band, Corrected
On October 6, 2017, the FCC published a correction to the document, “Permitting Radar Services in the 76-81 GHz Band.” The document published on September 20, 2017, discussed the final rule document to permit “vehicular radars and certain non-vehicular fixed and mobile radars used at airports to operate in the entire 76-81 GHz band on […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Permits Radar Services in 76-81 GHz Band
On September 20, 2017, the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) released a final rule document to permit “vehicular radars and certain non-vehicular fixed and mobile radars used at airports to operate in the entire 76-81 GHz band on an interference-protected basis.”Full access to the band was given with the idea to provide full sufficient spectrum bandwidth […]
UNITED STATES: Commission Addresses Several Petitions for Wireless Microphones
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States published a final rule during September of 2017 addressing several petitions for wireless microphones. “The Commission has made technical revisions to the spurious emission limits that it had adopted for licensed wireless microphone operations in several frequency bands, and for unlicensed wireless operations in the TV bands […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Adopts New Polices for Wireless Radio Services
The Federal Communications Commission published on September 1, 2017, a document highlighting the uniform license renewal, the discontinuance of operations, and policies for Wireless Radio Services (WRS). The FCC adopted a new rule in order to “streamline and harmonize the Commission’s license renewal and service continuity rules for WRS.” This includes: -Establishing a consistent standard […]
UNITED STATES: Auction 1002 Long-form Applications Are Accepted For Filing
On August 9, 2017, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) published a public notice announcing the completion of auction for the new 600 MHz license. Auction 1002 means applications for 600 MHz band licenses are now accepted for filing. According to the FCC, “The Commission may return or dismiss any application if it is found, upon […]
UNITED STATES: FCC to Auction a Portion of Spectrum in the 600MHz Band
October 25, 2016: The Federal Communications Commission of the United States (FCC) published on its website a public notice informing all interested parties about an upcoming spectrum auction in the 600MHz band. The objective of the auction is to release 108 MHz of spectrum in the stage three of the “Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction.” […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Enables Bands for 5G Capability
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States announced recently the adoption of a new regulation in order to ensure the development of next generation mobile services (5G). The new rules include the opening of almost 11 GHz of high-frequency spectrum combining licensed (3.85GHz) and unlicensed (7GHz) spectrum. Specifically, the commission created the Upper […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Extends Accreditation of Test Laboratories Deadline
The FCC recently announced a deadline extension for the recognition and accreditation of the laboratories that could perform valid compliance tests. Currently, the FCC is conducting a reorganization on its process to accredit test laboratories, that process includes the unification of all the requirements under one clear normative. This new process implies that laboratories working under […]