> I really don't care too much how the FCC accomplishes it's job, as
long as it is accomplishing it's jobs correctly.
At the FCC Forum at Pacificon a couple of years ago (2012, I think) FCC
Enforcement Counsel Laura Smith was asked directly and specifically
about problems caused by RFI from consumer devices. In a nutshell, she
replied that the FCC would take enforcement action when Congress
directed the FCC to do so and not before. In the language of the
Executive Branch, that means when Congress creates spending authority
for them to do so. That responsibility lies in House of Representatives
and they are not asking the FCC to impede commerce (i.e. inconvenience
their campaign donors) in order to respond to complaints from ham radio
operators.
It is possible that if the broadcasters and mobile networking companies
turn up the heat on *both* the FCC and the House, with support from the
hams, there might be some action taken. Until then, or there is some
tragedy or security problem caused by RFI from a non-compliant device,
petitioning (or blaming) the White House is pretty much pointless. You
need to patiently explain to your Congressional Representative (not your
senator) what the problem is and hope they hear the same message from
the AM broadcasters and local mobile phone provider lobbyists cutting
them checks.
Until then, I think it behooves us to document, document, document so
that when we have an opportunity to influence the political process we
have the facts, if not the money, to do so.
73, Ward N0AX
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