FCC Approval

[Jason Elwell]

Jim,
Question: Do the regulations govern devices that are offered for sale in the 
US, but not devices that are sold by an off-shore company to people in the 
US?

I was under the impression that any electronic device sold for use in the USA 
has to be cleared by the FCC.

-Jason


On Sunday 20 May 2007 15:52:06 Jim Thompson wrote:
> Duncan Hudson wrote:
> > Just read that the iPhone was granted FCC approval.  I asked along time
> > ago, has the OpenMoko FCC certification process even begun yet?  No FCC
> > approval, no license to sell the product in the US...
>
> Its not a "license".  You can't sell, or offer to sell a device subject
> to the FCC regs in the US without either marking (in a rules-compliant
> manner) the FCC compliance information (not all devices are
> "certified"), or affixing a label that says, "this device is not
> FCC-certified, and is not offered for sale", in order to even *show* one
> at a venue such as a trade show.
>
> Violation is subject to a fine of up to $10,000 per occurrence.
>
> Personally, I get a 'vibe' that Sean doesn't think the phone will sell
> (at least for a while) in the US... for whatever reason.
>
> Jim
>
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