FCC Proposes Changes to Direct-to-Consumer and Importation Rules for Pre-Authorization RF Devices
By Glenn S. Richards, Lee G. Petro and Warren A. Kessler
Today, the deadline was established for filing comments in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) pertaining to the marketing, sale and importation of radiofrequency (RF) devices that have not yet obtained equipment authorization. Specifically, the NPRM proposes to allow manufacturers to make conditional sales of pre-authorization devices directly to consumers, and would also permit the importation of a limited number of…