[Mesh] Fwd: [Battlemesh] FCC Contacts about Wifi Regulations

Hi! Forwarding. Mitar -------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Eric Schultz <eschultz(a)prplfoundation.org> Subject: [Battlemesh] FCC Contacts about Wifi Regulations To: Battle of the Mesh Mailing List <battlemesh(a)ml.ninux.org> All, I wanted to let folks at Battlemesh know that the FCC reached out to prpl Foundation about their U-NII Security Requirements. While we've discussed this on some public prpl lists (openwrt(a)lists.prplfoundation.org and fcc(a)lists.prplfoundation.org), I wanted to also pass it along here. As background, staff from the FCC contacted us in late June to set up a meeting about the U-NII requirements. It was very introductory and we didn't get into details but they did express that they wanted to continue the dialogue. We've reached out to the FCC to try to setup a meeting between the FCC and important open source community members, including in the OpenWrt/LEDE community, but as of yet nothing has been agreed upon. While the dialogue is still early, the FCC has asked that anyone interested file comments on their docket with suggestions about ways to address wifi interference as well as the pros and cons of different approaches. I believe they are looking to try to finalize rules in the next few months so I encourage folks to submit their comments as soon as possible. To submit comments, please visit and https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings and using Proceeding No: 15-170. I strongly encourage interested parties to contact the FCC through this mechanism. Thanks, Eric -- Eric Schultz, Community Manager, prpl Foundation http://www.prplfoundation.org eschultz(a)prplfoundation.org cell: 920-539-0404 -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m