FCC Continues to Crack Down on Unapproved Devices

In a series of recent forfeiture orders against manufacturers and retailers, the Federal Communications Commission is continuing its strict enforcement efforts against unlicensed transmitters.

In the most recent instances, the Commission has issued Forfeiture Orders against two retailers for offering for sale non-certified transmitters. A Forfeiture Order in the amount of $21,000 was issued against Wesley Noe, d.b.a. GI Joe's Radio Electronics and GI Joe's CB Radio for offering for sale non-certified CB transceivers and RF power amplifiers through the company's web site and retail outlets. A second Forfeiture Order in the amount of $7000 was issued against Gambler's CB & Ham Radio Sales & Service for displaying and offering for sale non-certified CB transceivers, which were being marketed as Amateur Radio Service transmitters.

In November 2006, the Commission levied a monetary forfeiture in the amount of $25,000 against AboCom Systems for marketing wireless access systems that did not comply with the terms of its equipment authorization. AboCom compounded the problem by failing to respond to a Notice of Apparent Liability issued by the Commission's Spectrum Enforcement Division.

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DOE Considers Energy Standards for Battery Chargers, External Power Supplies

The U.S. Department of Energy has begun efforts to meet a 2008 deadline for determining the need for energy standards for battery chargers and external power supplies.

Under the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005, the DOE must determine by no later than August 2008 whether a need exists to develop conservation standards for battery chargers and external power supplies. Toward that end, the Department has begun its efforts to assess potential energy savings from making the technical improvements in these products that would be required to conserve energy.

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The above articles were reprinted with permission from Conformity Magazine

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