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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
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 June  22,  2000 
 DA  00-  1391 


 OET  Extends  Effective  Date  of  Antenna  Connector  Requirement 


 On  May  22,  2000  OET  issued  a  Public  Notice,  DA  00-  1087,  clarifying  47  CFR15.203.  This  rule  requires 
 transmitters  authorized  under  Part  15  to  be  designed  in  such  a  way  as  to  ensure  that  no  antenna  other  than 
 that  furnished  by  the  responsible  party  be  used  with  the  device.  Typically,  a  manufacturer  will  either 
 design  a  unique  connector  or  modify  a  commonly  available  connector  to  satisfy  this  requirement.  Under  the 
 Public  Notice,  we  noted  that  several  antenna  connectors,  that  were  once  considered  unique,  have  since 
 become  common  place  and  would  no  longer  be  allowed  under  this  rule  section. 


 However,  several  manufacturers  have  maintained  that  this  interpretation  caught  them  by  surprise  and 
 would  cause  financial  hardship  to  redesign  and  retool  production  in  light  of  this  unanticipated  requirement. 
 We  conclude  that  additional  time  may  be  necessary  to  allow  manufacturers  to  prepare  for  this  change. 
 Therefore,  we  are  extending  the  effective  date  of  Public  Notice,  DA  00-  1087,  until  October  1,  2000. 


 For  further  information  concerning  this  Public  Notice  contact  Joe  Dichoso  at  the  FCC  Laboratory,  7435 
 Oakland  Mills  Road,  Columbia,  Md.  21046,  (301)  362-  3024,  or  e-  mail:  jdichoso@  fcc.  gov. 
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