On 9/23/12, Jay Ashworth <jra@baylink.com> wrote:
Do FCC regs actually permit that, license-free-band be damned? [snip] In the US, operation of 802.11 WiFi devices in the unlicensed bands is authorized under part 15 of FCC regulations only; LICENSED radio operators, may be able to operate wireless networking devices e.g. WiMax under different rules, within their allocated frequency range.
If you know of an access point that is manufactured and marketed that intentionally causes radio interference when operated, then that might be grounds for a complaint against the FCC certification of the device, but sending forged protocol transmissions that look like 'reject' messages might not count, or may be a gray area; I have not heard of a ruling on..... I suppose it is an open question? http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=3fb4a93ba82bbca4b37c178c76f1f968&rgn=div5&view=text&node=47:1.0.1.1.16&idno=47 " (b) Operation of an intentional, unintentional, or incidental radiator is subject to the conditions that no harmful interference is caused and that interference must be accepted that may be caused by the operation of an authorized radio station, by another intentional or unintentional radiator, by industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) equipment, or by an incidental radiator. (c) The operator of a radio frequency device shall be required to cease operating the device upon notification by a Commission representative that the device is causing harmful interference. Operation shall not resume until the condition causing the harmful interference has been corrected. (d) Intentional radiators that produce Class B emissions (damped wave) are prohibited. " -- -JH