Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!bbn!apple!sun-barr!texsun!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: chip@vector.dallas.tx.us (Chip Rosenthal) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: FCC computing device certification Message-ID: Date: 20 May 89 09:11:31 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Reply-To: chip@vector.dallas.tx.us Organization: Dallas Semiconductor Lines: 27 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 172, message 4 of 6 LANGFORD@crc.crc.vcu.edu writes: >X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 168, message 7 of 8 >Can anyone tell me whether PCs MUST be FCC certified Certification under Part 15 is mandatory. >I thought that it had to be certified before it could be sold. I've heard of FCC people showing up at PC shows & trade fairs and shutting down booths where folks are dumping cheap imports without certification. >Also, which class of certification (A or B) is more restrictive? Class B is much more restrictive. It applies to consumer appliances. Class A is industrial appliances. The difference between the two is about 10 to 20 dB, depending upon the specific test and measurement frequency. >What trouble could I get into if I run an uncertified or incorrect-class >machine at home? At the very least, the EMI-police can prevent you from operating it. However, the seller of the equipment can come into some really big time trouble. From what I've seen, the FCC vigorously pursues reported and discovered violations. -- Chip Rosenthal / chip@vector.Dallas.TX.US / Dallas Semiconductor / 214-450-5337