Beware the FCC's New Authorization, Marketing and Importation Rules

During its July 2017 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to approve a Report and Order (R&O) containing new rules that impact how RF equipment, manufacturers, vendors, importers and distributors may conduct their businesses. These rules affect RFID equipment suppliers, which are subject to virtually all the new regulations. Prior to finalizing the new rules, the FCC emphasized their importance to the RF equipment industry, stating that the rules overhaul consists of a "wide range of equipment approval issues of a technical, legal, and practical nature, impacting a diverse set of stakeholders, each of whom will need to closely analyze and consider the potential impact of the rule changes."