[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR2.901]

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                       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. 2.901  Basis and purpose.

    Source: 39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974, unless otherwise noted.

                           General Provisions


    (a) In order to carry out its responsibilities under the 
Communications Act and the various treaties and international 
regulations, and in order to promote efficient use of the radio 
spectrum, the Commission has developed technical standards for radio 
frequency equipment and parts or components thereof. The technical 
standards applicable to individual types of equipment are found in that 
part of the rules governing the service wherein the equipment is to be 
operated. In addition to the technical standards provided, the rules 
governing the service may require that such equipment be verified by the 
manufacturer or importer, be authorized under a Declaration of 
Conformity, or receive an equipment authorization from the Commission by 
one of the following procedures: certification or registration.
    (b) The following sections describe the verification procedure, the 
procedure for a Declaration of Conformity, and the procedures to be 
followed in obtaining certification from the Commission and the 
conditions attendant to such a grant.

[61 FR 31045, June 19, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 10470, Mar. 7, 1997; 63 
FR 36597, July 7, 1998]

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