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Subject: Anyone know FCC regulations?
Message-ID: <302@pucc-h>
Date: Sat, 24-Sep-83 16:55:09 EST
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Posted: Sat Sep 24 16:55:09 1983
Date-Received: Wed, 9-Nov-83 04:02:41 EST
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
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I was recently reading the  manual for the Hayes Smartmodem 1200B and found
the following remarks on FCC registration:
	"The Smartmodem 1200B is registered with the FCC which places 
	three restrictions on its use:
		* The Smartmodem cannot be connected to a party line or 
		pay telephone.
		* The telephone company must be notified that an FCC
		registered device is being installed.
		* Hayes .... must make and necessary repairs ...

I thought I read that notification of the local telephone company was no
longer required after 1 Jan 83 ... Anyone know for sure?

How about the party line restriction ... The rationale is obvious (i.e. you
must get off the line in an emergency, etc.) but the question is whether this
is really illegal on the federal level?  We have had people using their home
computers from the dorm rooms - all of which have party lines.  The local
telephone people have said it is probably OK since anyone can go across the
hall and use another phone in an emergency.

	Tom Putnam
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