[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR2.932]

[Page 572]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 2--FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart J--Equipment Authorization Procedures
 
Sec.  2.932  Modification of equipment.

    (a) A new application for an equipment authorization shall be filed 
whenever there is a change in the design, circuitry or construction of 
an equipment or device for which an equipment authorization has been 
issued, except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this 
section.
    (b) Permissive changes may be made in certificated equipment, and 
equipment that was authorized under the former type acceptance 
procedure, pursuant to Sec.  2.1043.
    (c) Permissive changes may be made in equipment that was authorized 
under the former notification procedure without submittal of information 
to the Commission, unless the equipment is currently subject to 
authorization under the certification procedure. However, the grantee 
shall submit information documenting continued compliance with the 
pertinent requirements upon request.
    (d) All requests for permissive changes submitted to the Commission 
must be accompanied by the anti-drug abuse certification required under 
Sec.  1.2002 of this chapter.
    (e) Manufacturers must take steps to ensure that only software that 
has been approved with a software defined radio can be loaded into such 
a radio. The software must not allow the user to operate the transmitter 
with frequencies, output power, modulation types or other parameters 
outside of those that were approved. Manufacturers may use 
authentication codes or any other means to meet these requirements, and 
must describe the methods in their application for equipment 
authorization.

[63 FR 36598, July 7, 1998, as amended at 66 FR 50840, Oct. 5, 2001]