Conformity Magazine

Here is a look back at some of the topics we’ve covered in the NewsBreaks section of Conformity during the past decade:

One year ago
FCC Adopts Rules Promoting Cable Service Competition
“The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has established new rules that it says will promote increased competition for cable and broadband Internet service. In an action in late 2006, the Commission adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will prohibit local cable franchising authorities from engaging in activities that erect unreasonable barriers to potential new entrants.”
Conformity, February 2007

Five years ago
FCC Frees Wireless Firms from Auction Bids
“The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released wireless telecommunications providers from more than $16 billion in debt obligations incurred during the Commission’s mishandled efforts to reauction portions of the wireless spectrum. Citing “serious economic difficulties” in the wireless industry, the Commission voted in November to free Verizon Wireless and other carriers from their obligation to pay for wireless spectrum licenses originally held by NextWave Telecom but reauctioned by the Commission in January 2001.”
Conformity, February 2003

Ten years ago
FDA Will Not Handle CE Mark Evaluations
“Claiming internal resource limitations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reportedly planning to outsource activities related to the implementation of a domestic CE Mark assessment program. A CE Mark assessment program was one of the outcomes of the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) covering medical devices signed by the United States and the European Union (EU) in 1997. The program will allow U.S.‑based manufacturers to have local conformity assessment bodies (CABs) evaluate their products for compliance with EU requirements, apply the CE Mark, and sell their products in the EU without further testing.”
Conformity, February 1998

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