iPhone Receives FCC Approval

MacRumors · 06:05 PM

FCC Documents indicate that Apple has received FCC approval for the iPhone.

Apple submitted the documents to the FCC on March 8th. Approval was granted today, May 17.

notsofatjames · 02:33 PM

i didnt think there would have been much chance that it wouldnt have got approval. Apple must have been designing this for years. Maybe someone technically minded can divulge some extra information out of the information revealed here though...

TheSlush · May 17, 2007, 02:32 PM

Nice... as if there was any doubt!

Clive At Five · May 17, 2007, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notsofatjames

Apple must have been designing this for years. Maybe someone technically minded can divule some extra information out of the information revealed here though...

This has little to nothing to do with the OS development or form... just that the radio devices meet certain standards and whatnot.

Yes, it's an important benchmark but it doesn't really boast Apple's brilliance or anything.

-Clive

(500th post! Avatars, here I come!)

milhous · May 17, 2007, 02:33 PM

On the road to launch!

Rock on Apple!

LxTxNx · May 17, 2007, 02:33 PM

wooo hooo I wonder how long it will take apple.com to update the FCC disclaimer in small print on the iphone page.

QuarterSwede · May 17, 2007, 02:34 PM

The FCC approval, Serial and IMEI # will be laser etched onto the back of the iPhone.

notsofatjames · May 17, 2007, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuarterSwede

The FCC approval will be laser etched onto the back of the iPhone.

maybe this means we can have custom engraved messages like iPods, or it opens it up to be laser-engraved by the network (here in uk, all networks seem to brand their phones, dont know what its like over your side of the atlantic)

MacbookSwitcher · May 17, 2007, 02:40 PM

The approval is dated "02/06/07", so it looks like it happened more than 3 months ago..

oclor · May 17, 2007, 02:40 PM

Jobs said the reason it would be released in June was because the FCC approval takes a while. Doesn't this show that it was approved 2 months ago?

p0intblank · May 17, 2007, 02:41 PM

Woooo! This is nothing but excellent news.

But who in the world voted this as negative? I don't get people sometimes... but yeah, kudos to Apple! Almost there!

Squonk · May 17, 2007, 02:42 PM

That is one step closer to an iPhone in my hands!!! Yeah!!!

LxTxNx · 02:54 PM

I've never seen an IMEI thats alphanumeric meaning both letters and numbers. It's always 15 numbers

if you dont believe me dial *#06# on your GSM-Phone keypad your IMEI will display

Chaszmyr · May 17, 2007, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacbookSwitcher

The approval is dated "02/06/07", so it looks like it happened more than 3 months ago..

I don't know where you're seeing that... The documents on the website say they hadn't been submitted yet by that date.

WildCowboy · May 17, 2007, 02:45 PM

The documents indicate that Apple submitted them to the FCC on March 9th. After evaluation by the FCC, authorization was granted today.

From the approval letter...notice the right side:

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Digital Skunk · May 17, 2007, 02:46 PM

--YAWN!--

Wake me up when it's on Sprint's network in 5 or so years. (-_-)

I will be very happy with my soon to be Palm 755p and 2GB micro SD cards. I ain't paying $1200 to switch to a reasonably better company just to get a kick arse phone... I will pay half that and keep my reasonably good company and upgrade to a reasonably kick arse phone.

By the way... Apple's iPhone division... you suck!

yetanotherdave · May 17, 2007, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacbookSwitcher

The approval is dated "02/06/07", so it looks like it happened more than 3 months ago..

Or next month, depending on which way you stand on your head.

I wish we could all use a standard date format, or an unambiguous one like 17-MAY-2007

Peace · 02:56 PM

Looks like the user manual was submitted May 11th and is under short-term confidential until July 1st.

http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Sum&calledFromFrame=N&RequestTimeout=500&application_id=378848&fcc_id='BC GA1203'

notsofatjames · May 17, 2007, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrAtheist

Or next month, depending on which way you stand on your head.

I wish we could all use a standard date format, or an unambiguous one like 17-MAY-2007

by chance are you from UK? Dates here are backwards when compared to US eg. 12/4/2007 =4/12/2007 =

Im all for 17-MAY

Digital Skunk · May 17, 2007, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notsofatjames

by chance are you from UK? Dates here are backwards when compared to US eg. 12/4/2007 =4/12/2007 =

Im all for 17-MAY

I am partial towards May 17th. I just think it works better when you know what month it is first, then the day. Call me a good ole American cowboy.

SpaceMagic · May 17, 2007, 02:54 PM

Have you read the Confidentiality letter ? Tis funny

Apple trying to cover their backs.

SeanMcg · 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macrumors

FCC Documents indicate that Apple has received FCC approval for the iPhone.

The letters for approval are dated March 8th, 2007, and first appeared on the FCC site today.

Go Here for some more documents from the FCC Site. When you get there, enter BCG for the Grantee Code and A1203 for the Product Code. Sorry about that.

After reading some of them, it looks like Apple requested that some of the specifications be kept confidential for 45 days. I guess that's one of the reasons we are only seeing this now. Also, the docs I referenced point to a grant date of 5/17/2007 (in the US standard of MM/DD/YYYY). I don't understand all the testing that was done, but it sure looks like there was a lot of it. Have fun reading.

SeanMcg · May 17, 2007, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpaceMagic

Have you read the Confidentiality letter ? Tis funny

Apple trying to cover their backs.

I'm sure that's common language for any new device. After all, it's not like they are keeping anything from the FCC with that request.

notsofatjames · May 17, 2007, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Skunk

I am partial towards May 17th. I just think it works better when you know what month it is first, then the day. Call me a good ole American cowboy.

either way, but using a word instead of number will keep my happy!

I wish i could even try to understand the documents in the disclosure...i feel so dull...

LxTxNx · May 17, 2007, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeanMcg

Here are some more documents from the FCC Site.

After reading some of them, it looks like Apple requested that some of the specifications be kept confidential for 45 days. I guess that's one of the reasons we are only seeing this now. Also, the docs I referenced point to a grant date of 5/17/2007 (in the US standard of MM/DD/YYYY). I don't understand all the testing that was done, but it sure looks like there was a lot of it. Have fun reading.

BAD LINK

this is what I get when I click...

"The Following Error(s) Occurred While Retrieving The Requested Page:

Date and time of error: Thu May 17 14:57:22 EDT 2007
Requester's address: 170.35.208.21
Requester's browser type: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)
Called from: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=305389
Parameters specified: RequestTimeout=500
Diagnostic information: Element TCB_CODE is undefined in FORM.
The error occurred on line 6.

Please report this error to FCC OET Systems Support "

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LxTxNx macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007	wooo hooo I wonder how long it will take apple.com to update the FCC disclaimer in small print on the iphone page.

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MacbookSwitcher macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan	The approval is dated "02/06/07", so it looks like it happened more than 3 months ago..

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oclor macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa City	Jobs said the reason it would be released in June was because the FCC approval takes a while. Doesn't this show that it was approved 2 months ago?

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p0intblank macrumors 68020 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA	Woooo! This is nothing but excellent news. But who in the world voted this as negative? I don't get people sometimes... but yeah, kudos to Apple! Almost there!

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Digital Skunk macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Primarily in my Head	--YAWN!-- Wake me up when it's on Sprint's network in 5 or so years. (-_-) I will be very happy with my soon to be Palm 755p and 2GB micro SD cards. I ain't paying $1200 to switch to a reasonably better company just to get a kick arse phone... I will pay half that and keep my reasonably good company and upgrade to a reasonably kick arse phone. By the way... Apple's iPhone division... you suck! __________________ What do I have?, stuff that I actually use for work! Some old, some new, all effective.

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Peace macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: On top of the Storm Peaks waiting for the Time-Lost Proto Drake	Looks like the user manual was submitted May 11th and is under short-term confidential until July 1st. http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Sum&calledFromFrame=N&RequestTimeout=500&application_id=378848&fcc_id='BC GA1203' Last edited by Peace : May 17, 2007 at 02:56 PM.

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