The FCC Issued a public notice targeted at operators, manufacturers
and marketers of wireless transmitters operating in the 5.25 GHz to 5.35 GHz
and 5.47 GHz to 5.725 GHz band, commonly referred to as Unlicensed National
Information Infrastructure (UNII) devices. The most common consumer/commercial
wireless product operating in these bands being 5 GHz Wi-Fi devices.
This FCC enforcement advisory explains what rules apply,
what the U-NII operator should do to comply, and what manufacturers and retailers
must do to comply. Retailers include both on-line (e.g. Amazon) and brick-and-mortar
locations.
The advisory warns of significant penalties, not limited to
substantial monetary fines, for operators, manufacturers and retailers for
failure to comply with the Title 47, Part 15 rules.
The FCC advisory casts a large net and it squarely places
the responsibility for compliance on the shoulders of not only the user and the
manufacturer but also, as we are seeing more and more from the FCC, including online
retailers of such devices.
Interference from non-compliant devices to Doppler weather
radar stations, used by aviation to detect wind shear and other weather-related
dangers, is potentially life threatening.
REF: FCC Public Notice DA 19-807
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