FCC Approval

[Duncan Hudson]

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.
>
I had really forgotten about FCC approval until I saw the iPhone 
certification story.  Then it drove home the point that if FIC hasn't 
started FCC the certification yet the delivery date (at least in the US) 
is going to slip again.

Dunc