Telecom Groups Seek More Time on FCC Proposal to End Device Certification Requirements at Entry
The Federal Communications Commission should allow for more time for industry to consider some recently proposed changes to the agency certification requirements for radio frequency (RF) devices, said two telecom trade associations in a request for a comment deadline extension…
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(here). Among other changes, the recently proposed rulemaking would end the requirement that importers of RF devices file certifications with CBP that their imports meet FCC import requirements (see 1508110024">1508110024). The Telecommunications Industry Association and the Information Technology Industry Council asked that the FCC extend the comment and reply comment periods because "these questions address matters that raise a wide range of equipment approval issues of a technical, legal, and practical nature, impacting a diverse set of stakeholders, each of whom will need to closely analyze and consider the potential effect of the rule changes being considered." The "proposed changes directly impact the tens of thousands of [information and communications technology] products that must undergo the Commission’s Authorization process before marketing and sale is legal," the groups said.