2015-08-14 21:47:17

by Xose Vazquez Perez

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Subject: FCC's new regulations on 5Ghz Wifi

Hi,

The FCC wants to require manufacturers to lock down devices
with radio (wifi, bluetooth, etc) with DRM.

More info:
http://wiki.prplfoundation.org/wiki/Complying_with_FCC_rules_on_Wifi
http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi

FCC Wifi Regulation List:
http://lists.prplfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fcc


2015-09-04 06:16:40

by Andreas Hartmann

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Subject: Re: FCC's new regulations on 5Ghz Wifi

On 08/14/2015 at 11:47 PM, Xose Vazquez Perez wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The FCC wants to require manufacturers to lock down devices
> with radio (wifi, bluetooth, etc) with DRM.
>
> More info:
> http://wiki.prplfoundation.org/wiki/Complying_with_FCC_rules_on_Wifi
> http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi
>
> FCC Wifi Regulation List:
> http://lists.prplfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fcc

That's not all:

In Europe, it has been ratified in 2014 - but nobody noticed it:

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32014L0053

German version:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&from=EN


Regards,
Andreas

2015-09-04 07:15:39

by Andreas Hartmann

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Subject: Re: FCC's new regulations on 5Ghz Wifi

On 09/04/2015 at 08:07 AM, Andreas Hartmann wrote:
> On 08/14/2015 at 11:47 PM, Xose Vazquez Perez wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> The FCC wants to require manufacturers to lock down devices
>> with radio (wifi, bluetooth, etc) with DRM.
>>
>> More info:
>> http://wiki.prplfoundation.org/wiki/Complying_with_FCC_rules_on_Wifi
>> http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi
>>
>> FCC Wifi Regulation List:
>> http://lists.prplfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fcc
>
> That's not all:
>
> In Europe, it has been ratified in 2014 - but nobody noticed it:
>
> http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32014L0053
>
> German version:
> http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&from=EN

Forgot to say: New products sold in EU must be compliant as per June 2016.

>
>
> Regards,
> Andreas