At 10:06 AM 10/19/2006, Jim Brown wrote:
>The FCC has issued a "Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and
>Order" against Behringer USA, including a $1,000,000 fine. The
>offense is the importation and sale of "50 models of unauthorized
>radio frequency devices, specifically digital audio music devices, in
>apparent willful and repeated violation of Section 302(b) of the
>Communications Act . . . . . ."
>
>http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-13A1
>
>The order was issued Feb 16, 2006, but I just came across it.
>
>You've got to do quite a bit to arouse the FCC to ANY action (other
>than a bit of exposed anatomy on national TV), and $1,000,000 is a
>VERY large fine by FCC standards.
They were pretty egregious in their behavior.
>FWIW, Behringer has long been considered a very bad citizen in the
>world of pro audio. They have a repution for very poor build quality,
>and very poor support. A google search will quickly turn up lots of
>bad behavior.
>
>Jim Brown K9YC
>
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