[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR18.111]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 18_INDUSTRIAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Information

 

Sec. 18.111  General operating conditions.



    (a) Persons operating ISM equipment shall not be deemed to have any 

vested or recognizable right to the continued use of any given 

frequency, by virtue of



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any prior equipment authorization and/or compliance with the applicable 

rules.

    (b) Subject to the exceptions in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this 

section and irrespective of whether the equipment otherwise complies 

with the rules in this part, the operator of ISM equipment that causes 

harmful interference to any authorized radio service shall promptly take 

whatever steps may be necessary to eliminate the interference.

    (c) The provisions of paragraph (b) of this section shall not apply 

in the case of interference to an authorized radio station or a 

radiocommunication device operating in an ISM frequency band.

    (d) The provisions of paragraph (b) of this section shall not apply 

in the case of interference to a receiver arising from direct 

intermediate frequency pickup by the receiver of the fundamental 

frequency emissions of ISM equipment operating in an ISM frequency band 

and otherwise complying with the requirements of this part.