AFX to Pay $90,000 to Settle FCC Inquiry Into Interference by Its Devices With Radio Reception
AFX is starting a compliance plan and will pay a $90,000 penalty to settle an FCC investigation into whether the company marketed RF devices that interfered with AM and FM reception, said an Enforcement Bureau order Tuesday. The company's NLL…
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Series under-cabinet LED light fixtures reportedly caused interference to radio transmissions and hadn't been tested and authorized under equipment authorization rules, the bureau said. Now, The company will name a compliance officer, start a compliance plan, have training procedures and have a compliance manual for employees. CEO William Solomon didn't comment. A spokesman for NAB declined to comment.