On February 28, 2000, the Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau of the FCC released a Memorandum Opinion and Order granting Alcatel USA's petition for waiver of the signal power limitations contained in Section 68.308(e)(1) of the Commission Rules. This order followed on the heels of earlier petitions by Paradyne Corporation (order released March 29, 1999) and Nortel (order released July 30, 1999).
During the comment period in the Alcatel proceedings, comments were filed recommending that the Commision consider a streamlining of the waiver petition process, based on compliance with established criteria found to be acceptable by the Commission in earlier proceedings. The Commission responded in the order that the ADSL petition process should be streamlined, in the same manner as is currently provided for stutter dial tone waiver petitions. Parties seeking waiver of 68.308(e)(1) can now utilize this streamlined procedure when filing Part 68 applications for ADSL modems, provided that they comply with well established industry standards such as ANSI T1.413. BABT Product Service provides technical assistance and services for manufacturers of ADSL equipment seeking FCC certification. We assist in the preparation of complete Part 68 Registration packages including: waiver petition; relevant Part 68 testing and data, in addition to supporting test data to show compliance with signal power requirements against standards such as ANSI T1.413; and all other supporting Part 68 application documentation. Best Regards, Martin Garwood, CEO BABT Product Service USA Santa Clara CA Ph: 408 919 3759 Fax: 408 919 0585 http://www.babtps.com
