[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR68.610]

[Page 394]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 68_CONNECTION OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK--Table 
of Contents
 
        Subpart G_Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments
 
Sec. 68.610  Database of terminal equipment.

    (a) The Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments shall 
operate and maintain a database of all approved terminal equipment. The 
database shall meet the requirements of the Federal Communications 
Commission and the U.S. Customs Service for enforcement purposes. The 
database shall be accessible by government agencies free of charge. 
Information in the database shall be readily available and accessible to 
the public, including individuals with disabilities, at nominal or no 
costs.
    (b) Responsible parties, whether they obtain their approval from a 
Telecommunications Certification Body or utilize the Supplier's 
Declaration of Conformity process, shall submit to the database 
administrator all information required by the Administrative Council for 
Terminal Attachments.
    (c) The Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments shall ensure 
that the database is created and maintained in an equitable and 
nondiscriminatory manner. The manner in which the database is created 
and maintained shall not permit any entity or segment of the industry to 
gain a competitive advantage.
    (d) The Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments shall file 
with the Commission, within 180 days of publication of these rules in 
the Federal Register, a detailed report of the structure of the 
database, including details of how the Administrative Council for 
Terminal Attachments will administer the database, the pertinent 
information to be included in the database, procedures for including 
compliance information in the database, and details regarding how the 
government and the public will access the information.