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Recent FCC Activity

Recent FCC Activity. William Hurst Federal Communications Commission Office of Engineering and Technology Laboratory Division October 2010. Hearing Aid Compatibility. 8/5/2010 POLICY STATEMENT AND SECOND REPORT AND ORDER AND FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING (FCC 10-145)

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Recent FCC Activity

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  1. Recent FCC Activity William Hurst Federal Communications Commission Office of Engineering and Technology Laboratory Division October 2010

  2. Hearing Aid Compatibility • 8/5/2010 • POLICY STATEMENT AND SECOND REPORT AND ORDER AND FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING (FCC 10-145) • Amendment of the Commission's Rules Governing Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets • pdf - Word • 10/12/2010 • PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 10-1936) • WTB Requests That Comments in Hearing Aid Compatibility Proceeding Address Effects of New Legislation • pdf - Word Recent FCC Activity

  3. KDB Publications • Recent KDB Publications • 641163 – 7/22/2010, TCB Roles & Responsibilities • 974614 – 7/22/2010, Accredited Test Firm Roles & Responsibilities • 610077 – 7/22/2010, Post-Market Surveillance for TCBs • 853844 – 7/22/2010, Accredited Test Lab Checklist • 149672 – 9/29/2010, Transmitters Certified under Multiple Rule Parts • 852134 – 10/14/2010, Authorized Individual Policy • 443999 – 10/14/2010, UNII / DFS Device Approval • 388624 – 10/14/2010, Permit But Ask Recent FCC Activity

  4. Measurement Guidance • New Draft Publications • KDB 449343 – Pre-Calibrated Field Method • KDB 966099 – Linear / Log Average Detector • KDB 714737 – Average Detector for Part 15B Measurement • KDB 412172 – Guidelines for ERP and EIRP • KDB 971168 – Power Measurement >1 MHz Digital Systems • KDB 643646 – Push-to-talk SAR Recent FCC Activity

  5. Drafts for Public Comment • Revisions of Current Publications: • KDB 594280 – Software Configuration Control • KDB 552295 – Guidance for 3650-3700 Band • KDB 996369 – Modular Equipment Guide • KDB 178919 – Permissive Change Policies • KDB 941225 – LTE SAR Evaluation • KDB 285076 – Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Recent FCC Activity

  6. Equipment Authorization Certification Trends Recent FCC Activity

  7. Top Ten Equipment Classifications Recent FCC Activity

  8. MRA Status – Phase I • A total of 283 accredited testing laboratories have been recognized by the FCC: • Australia - 2 • Canada - 8 • Chinese Taipei - 42 • Europe - 42 • Hong Kong - 4 • Korea - 27 • Japan – 51 • Singapore – 1 • United States – 104 • Vietnam – 0 • Israel - 2 Recent FCC Activity

  9. MRA Status – Phase II • Mutual acceptance of approvals (Phase II) is operational with the following countries: • Canada • European Union • Singapore • Hong Kong • Japan • A total of 35 Telecommunication Certification Bodies (TCBs) have been recognized by the FCC: • United States – 19 • Europe – 11 • Canada – 2 • Singapore – 1 • Japan – 1 • Hong Kong - 1 Recent FCC Activity

  10. Thank you William Hurst Federal Communications Commission Office of Engineering and Technology Laboratory Division William.Hurst@fcc.gov

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