by J.G. Harrington , Henry Wendel and Belen Crisp

The Federal Communications Commission has released a Report and Order
updating its equipment authorization rules to incorporate new
standards for testing devices subject to the rules. Radio frequency
(RF) devices must be tested to ensure that they comply with the FCC's
technical requirements before they are marketed or imported in the
United States. The new rules align with the FCC's ongoing efforts to
ensure new RF devices do not cause harmful interference to other
devices. Most of the changes focus on amending site validation and
testing requirements. However, the FCC also deleted outdated
references and transition periods within the existing rules.

The FCC monitors and updates its technical requirements by
incorporating best practices from standards-setting bodies. In this
latest update, the FCC incorporated standards for testing for RF
emissions established by the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI), Accredited Standards Committee C63 (ANSC C63) and the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

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