Source: https://www.fcc.gov/print/node/43885
Timestamp: 2015-10-07 08:33:05
Document Index: 100457775

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 15', '§ 302', '§ 2', '§ 302', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2']

(h) “Digital Device” means an unintentional radiator (device or system) as defined in Section 15.3(k) of the Rules.3 (i) “Effective Date” means the date on which the Bureau releases the Adopting Order.
(j) “Equipment Marketing Rules” means Section 302(b) of the Act,4 Sections 2.803, 2.1203, 2.1204, 2.1205, 15.19, 15.21, and 15.105 of the Rules5 and other Communications Laws governing the marketing of radio frequency devices within the United States and its territories.
(k) “Investigation” means the investigation commenced by the Bureau’s October 22, 2010 letter of inquiry6 regarding whether the marketing of certain Digital Devices by LOUD complies with the Equipment Marketing Rules.
(l) “LOUD” means LOUD Technologies, Inc. and its predecessors-in-interest and successors-in-interest.
(m) “Operating Procedures” means the standard, internal operating procedures and compliance policies established by LOUD to implement the Compliance Plan.
(n) “Parties” means LOUD and the Bureau, each of which is a “Party.”
Pursuant to Sections 2.1203, 2.1204, and 2.1205 of the Rules,10 a Digital Device may not be imported into the United States unless the importer, ultimate consignee, or customs broker files with 3 Id. § 15.3(k). 4 47 U.S.C. § 302a(b).5 47 C.F.R. §§ 2.803, 2.1203, 2.1204, 2.1205, 15.19, 15.21, 15.105.6 See Letter from Kathryn S. Berthot, Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, FCC Enforcement Bureau, to Rodney Olson, President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, LOUD Technologies, Inc. (Oct. 22, 2010) (on file in EB-10-SE-034).
7 47 U.S.C. § 302a(b). 8 47 C.F.R. §§ 2.803, 15.19, 15.21, 15.105.9 Id. § 2.803(e)(4).10 Id. §§ 2.1203, 2.1204, 2.1205.
the United States Customs and Border Protection an FCC Form 740 (or the electronic equivalent thereof) declaring that the device meets one of the import conditions set forth in Section 2.1204 of the Rules.11 LOUD markets Digital Devices, including a wide range of professional audio and musical instrument products, such as powered loudspeakers, non-powered mixers, compact mixers, active speaker systems, and digital live console accessories. These Digital Devices are unintentional radiators subject to authorization prior to marketing, via either the Commission’s equipment verification or declaration of conformity procedures.12
On October 22, 2010, the Bureau’s Spectrum Enforcement Division (Division) issued a letter of inquiry (LOI) to LOUD, directing LOUD to submit a swo