FCC Delays Requiring U-NII-3 Certification for Broadband Equipment

An FCC rule change regarding U-NII-3 broadband equipment was delayed five months. In a document in the Federal Register Wednesday, the FCC said it moved the deadline by which devices must comply with new U-NII-3 rules from June 1 to Dec. 2. The U-NII-3 rules -- created in 2014 as the FCC extended the 5 GHz band in which U-NII devices operate -- deal with limiting out-of-band emissions. The FCC said it moved the deadline requiring that U-NII-3 devices meet those new rules to avoid "unduly impairing the availability or cost of U-NII devices or imposing undue burdens on manufacturers or the public."