FCC Modifies Labeling Requirements for Boosters Embedded in Vehicles

The FCC Wireless Bureau said Molex, which makes consumer signal boosters embedded in vehicles, can meet labeling requirements if consumers are provided information when the vehicle is delivered. The company argued that the manufacturer-installed device is “embedded inside the vehicle by the time it reaches the consumer,” so the “consumer has no access to the Device or its packaging,” the bureau said Thursday. “Because consumers would lack access to the Device or its packaging,” the alternative approach “better meets the Commission’s public interest goals,” the bureau said: Consumers must be informed of their need to register the device with their carrier, receive carrier consent and other requirements.