Appendix D: FCC Required Information
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Industry Canada Required Information
EQUIPMENT ATTACHMENTS LIMITATIONS
To ensure that certified equipment is attached correctly and only to the networks of
participating carriers, the following statement shall accompany each unit of certified
equipment offered for sale. This statement must be included conspicuously in written or
electronic format, at or near the front of each copy of the operating manual, or accompany
other technical information, or be included as a separate sheet. The required statement is:
NOTICE:
The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification
means that the equipment meets telecommunications network protective,
operational and safety requirements as prescribed in the appropriate Terminal
Equipment Technical Requirements documents(s). The department does not
guarantee the equipment will operate to the user’s satisfaction.
Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be
connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company. The equipment must
also be installed using an acceptable method of connection. The customer should be aware
that compliance with the above conditions might not prevent degradation of service in some
situations.
Repairs to certified equipment should be coordinated by a representative supplier. Any
repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment, or equipment malfunctions, may
give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the
equipment.
Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the
power utility, telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, are
connected together. This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas.
Caution:
Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves, but should contact the
appropriate electric inspection authority, or electrician, as appropriate.”
An explanatory note on Ringer Equivalence Numbers (see Section 10.0) and their use
must be provided for the terminal equipment user in the information accompanying the
terminal equipment. A notice similar to the following would be suitable:
NOTICE:
The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) assigned to each terminal device
provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be
connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may
consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the
sum of the ringer equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed 5.”
