[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1, Parts 0 to 19]
[Revised as of October 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR18.101]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 18--INDUSTRIAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart A--General Information
 
Sec. 18.101  Basis and purpose.


    The rules in this part, in accordance with the applicable treaties 
and agreements to which the United States is a party, are promulgated 
pursuant to section 302 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
vesting the Federal Communications Commission with authority to regulate 
industrial, scientific, and medical equipment (ISM) that emits 
electromagnetic energy on frequencies within the radio frequency 
spectrum in order to prevent harmful interference to authorized radio 
communication services. This part sets forth the conditions under which 
the equipment in question may be operated.