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Regulatory Compliance & Legal Framework Flashcards

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  1. A wireless network installer in the US is deploying an 802.11ac AP with a third-party external antenna not listed in the AP's FCC grant. What is the correct compliance action?

    Answer: Verify the combined system stays within FCC limits or obtain a new FCC authorization for the modified configuration

    Substituting an antenna not covered in the original FCC equipment authorization requires verifying the system remains within authorized limits or obtaining a new authorization for the modified configuration.

  2. Under PCI DSS requirements for wireless networks in cardholder data environments (CDE), organizations must perform which wireless-specific security task at least quarterly?

    Answer: Scan for unauthorized wireless access points (rogue AP detection)

    PCI DSS Requirement 11.2 mandates quarterly wireless scans to detect rogue access points in or near the cardholder data environment.

  3. The FCC's ruling in the 2015 Wi-Fi Blocking Order (DA 15-1220) prohibits what specific activity by hotels, convention centers, and other venues?

    Answer: Deliberately blocking or interfering with guests' personal Wi-Fi hotspots to force purchase of venue Wi-Fi

    The FCC's 2015 ruling clarified that venues may not use deauthentication attacks or other jamming techniques to block personal hotspots, as this constitutes illegal interference under Part 15 rules.

  4. Which US law specifically prohibits the operation of a 'signal booster' or 'repeater' for cellular frequencies without carrier consent or FCC registration?

    Answer: FCC Part 20 rules implementing the Signal Booster Order (FCC 13-21)

    The FCC's Signal Booster Order (FCC 13-21), codified in Part 20, requires consumer signal boosters to be registered with a carrier and prohibits network boosters without explicit carrier consent.

  5. When deploying a wireless system at a US federal government facility, which additional framework beyond FCC compliance typically governs wireless security requirements?

    Answer: NIST SP 800-153 guidelines and FISMA requirements

    Federal wireless deployments must comply with FISMA and follow NIST SP 800-153 (Guidelines for Securing Wireless Local Area Networks), which establishes security requirements beyond FCC radio authorization.

  6. What is the regulatory purpose of the FCC's 'quiet zones' such as the one surrounding the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia?

    Answer: To restrict RF emissions in the area to protect sensitive radio telescope and government receiver operations from interference

    Radio quiet zones restrict RF transmissions near sensitive government receivers, such as radio telescopes, to prevent interference with scientific and national security operations.

  7. A CWS-certified professional advising on a cross-border wireless deployment between the US and Canada should be aware that spectrum coordination between the two countries is governed by which bilateral agreement?

    Answer: The Canada-United States Agreement on Sharing the AM Broadcast Band and related bilateral frequency coordination agreements administered by FCC and ISED

    The US and Canada maintain bilateral spectrum coordination agreements administered by the FCC and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) to manage shared border-area frequencies.