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The FCC Media Bureau granted in part a petition for reconsideration by New River Community Church, ordering joint on-off testing between WYPH-LP and full-service station WDRC-FM, while denying an untimely challenge by Red Wolf Broadcasting and dismissing an interference complaint by Saga Communications.
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has cited Iglesia Pentecostal Nueva Vida, licensee of low-power radio station KIPW-LP in Salinas, California, for inspection unavailability, failure to provide equipment records, and missing station identification announcements.
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order incorporating the 2019 ANSI Standard and ANSI/TIA Volume Control Standard into its wireless hearing aid compatibility rules with a two-year transition period.
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has issued a Citation and Order to Premier Communications Corp. d/b/a Pryme Radio Products for marketing unauthorized and improperly labeled radio frequency devices.
The FCC Spectrum Enforcement Division issued a Citation and Order against W.W. Grainger, Inc. for marketing an unauthorized wireless access point capable of transmitting on restricted frequencies.
The FCC Spectrum Enforcement Division has issued a Citation and Order to Components Specialties, Inc. d/b/a Speco Technologies for marketing unauthorized and noncompliant radio frequency devices.
The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Second Report and Order establishing the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program and requiring the removal and replacement of covered equipment and services.
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in ET Docket No. 20-382 to allow conditional pre-sales of radiofrequency devices to consumers and permit the importation of up to 4,000 uncertified devices for pre-sale staging.
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in ET Docket No. 20-36, increasing power and antenna height limits for fixed white space devices, introducing high-power geo-fenced mobile operations, and establishing technical rules for narrowband IoT devices.
The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Report and Order establishing formalized procedures, standard information requirements, and strict review clocks for Executive Branch national security and foreign ownership assessments.
The FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has denied Garmin's request for a declaratory ruling but granted a conditional waiver of Section 95.2761(c) to permit equipment certification of a handheld device integrating MURS and Iridium satellite communications.
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology has granted a limited extension of an existing Section 15.407(a) waiver for 28 RADWIN JET point-to-multipoint base stations operating across the 5.15-5.25 GHz and 5.725-5.850 GHz U-NII bands.
The FCC adopted a Declaratory Ruling and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 in WC Docket No. 18-89.
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology has granted a 60-day waiver permitting RADWIN, Ltd. to operate its JET point-to-multipoint fixed wireless base stations at higher EIRP levels in the 5.15-5.25 GHz and 5.725-5.85 GHz bands.
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture proposing a $5,200 penalty against Gow Media, LLC, licensee of KFNC(FM), for failing to timely award an advertised contest prize.
The FCC has granted a conditional waiver to GE Healthcare, permitting the marketing, operation, and importation of certain Part 15, 18, and 95 medical devices prior to formal equipment certification during the COVID-19 emergency.
The FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking making 1,200 megahertz of spectrum in the 5.925–7.125 GHz band available for unlicensed standard-power and low-power indoor operations.
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a Report and Order updating technical rules for the Low Power FM service, expanding directional antenna use, easing relocation limits, and permitting FM booster ownership.
The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued a Notice of Violation to Dios Abla Hoy, licensee of Low Power FM station KOAU-LP in Round Rock, Texas, for operating an uncertified transmitter.
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to adopt the ANSI C63.19-2019 technical standard for wireless hearing aid compatibility, establish a two-year transition period, and modernize handset labeling rules.