The Matic is the first robovac to get an FCC ban waiver, not that it needs it
That allows the FCC to approve these radio products for import, marketing, and sale.But the Matic doesn’t need a waiver, because its radios were already approved years ago. Instead, it specifically granted a waiver for the Matic models 4MA0001 and 4DK0008, which, again, have already made it through the FCC.The waiver might not be completely symbolic. The FCC is currently trying to close lots of the loopholes that currently make its ban impotent, is weighing whether to make manufacturers disclose all the components in their gadgets, and is retroactively cracking down on some companies it sees as flaunting the rules.
- ▪That allows the FCC to approve these radio products for import, marketing, and sale.But the Matic doesn’t need a waiver, because its radios were already approved years ago.
- ▪Instead, it specifically granted a waiver for the Matic models 4MA0001 and 4DK0008, which, again, have already made it through the FCC.The waiver might not be completely symbolic.
- ▪The FCC is currently trying to close lots of the loopholes that currently make its ban impotent, is weighing whether to make manufacturers disclose all the components in their gadgets, and is retroactively cracking down on some companies it
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