Sec.  68.354   Numbering and labeling requirements for terminal equipment.

   (a)  Terminal  equipment and protective circuitry that is subject to a
   Supplier's  Declaration  of  Conformity  or  that  is  certified  by a
   Telecommunications Certification Body shall have labels in a place and
   manner required by the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments.

   (b) Terminal equipment labels shall include an identification numbering
   system in a manner required by the Administrative Council for Terminal
   Attachments.

   (c)  If the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments chooses to
   continue the practice of utilizing a designated “FCC” number, it shall
   include in its labeling requirements a warning that the Commission no longer
   directly approves or registers terminal equipment.

   (d) Labeling developed for terminal equipment by the Administrative Council
   on Terminal Attachments shall contain sufficient information for providers
   of wireline telecommunications, the Federal Communications Commission, and
   the U.S. Customs Service to carry out their functions, and for consumers to
   easily identify the responsible party of their terminal equipment. The
   numbering  and labeling scheme shall be nondiscriminatory, creating no
   competitive advantage for any entity or segment of the industry.

   (e) FCC numbering and labeling requirements existing prior to the effective
   date of these rules shall remain unchanged until the Administrative Council
   for Terminal Attachments publishes its numbering and labeling requirements.

   [ 66 FR 7587 , Jan. 24, 2001, as amended at  67 FR 57182 , Sept. 9, 2002]

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