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Introduction
This introduction is not part of ANSI C63.17-2006, American National Standard Methods of Measurement of the
Electromagnetic and Operational Compatibility of Unlicensed Personal Communications Services (UPCS)
Devices.
In November 1993, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) invited ANSI C63 “to consider
development of standard measurement procedures to support” proposed new provisions to Part 15 of
Volume 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (47CFR15)
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for unlicensed personal communications
services (UPCS) devices. At its December 1993 meeting, ANSI C63 established a subcommittee (SC 7) to
attempt to develop such standards in cooperation with representatives of the Wireless Information
Networks Forum (WINForum) and other interested parties. The standard ANSI C63.17-1998 was the result
of the efforts of SC 7.
In the fall of 2004, the FCC revised provisions of 47CFR15 governing the 1920 MHz to 1930 MHz UPCS
band. A working group was formed under the aegis of SC 7 to rewrite ANSI C63.17-1998 to reflect the
changes in 47CFR15. This revised standard is, again, the result of the efforts of SC 7.
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