FCC Cites SCMS for Selling Uncertified Devices
The FCC Enforcement Bureau cited privately held SCMS for marketing in the U.S. uncertified external RF power amplifiers and low-power FM transmitters that can operate on frequencies below 144 MHz. “SCMS should cease marketing these devices and take immediate steps…
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to come into compliance with the Communications Act,” the bureau said in a Tuesday citation/order. “If SCMS fails to comply with these laws, it may be liable for significant fines.” The bureau noted the agency could issue fines of $16,000 per violation per day or $122,500 for "any single act or failure to act." SCMS "will comment in depth at a later date,” President Bob Cauthen told us. “We disagree with the finding and will be making the appropriate response from both SCMS and the manufacturer BW Broadcast.”