FCC registration program
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In telecommunication
, FCC registration program is the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) program and associated directives intended to assure that all connected terminal equipment
and protective circuitry will not harm the public switched telephone network
or certain private line
services.
Note 1: The FCC registration program requires the registering of terminal equipment and protective circuitry in accordance with Subpart C of part 68
, Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This includes the assignment of identification numbers to the equipment and the testing of the equipment.
Note 2: The FCC registration program contains no requirement that accepted terminal equipment be compatible with, or function with, the network.
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
, FCC registration program is the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) program and associated directives intended to assure that all connected terminal equipment
Terminal equipment
In telecommunication, the term terminal equipment has the following meanings:* Communications equipment at either end of a communications link, used to permit the stations involved to accomplish the mission for which the link was established....
and protective circuitry will not harm the public switched telephone network
Public switched telephone network
The public switched telephone network is the network of the world's public circuit-switched telephone networks. It consists of telephone lines, fiber optic cables, microwave transmission links, cellular networks, communications satellites, and undersea telephone cables, all inter-connected by...
or certain private line
Private line
In wired telephony, a private line or tie line is a service that involves dedicated circuits, private switching arrangements, and/or predefined transmission paths, whether virtual or physical, which provide communications between specific locations. Most private lines connect only two locations...
services.
Note 1: The FCC registration program requires the registering of terminal equipment and protective circuitry in accordance with Subpart C of part 68
Part 68
In telecommunication, part 68 is the section of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States governing the direct connection of telecommunications equipment and customer premises wiring with the public switched telephone network and certain private line services, such as ...
, Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This includes the assignment of identification numbers to the equipment and the testing of the equipment.
Note 2: The FCC registration program contains no requirement that accepted terminal equipment be compatible with, or function with, the network.