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 > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
