The FCC has proposed to assess a collective penalty of $367,436 against ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Asus Computer International (collectively, ASUSTeK) for marketing a WiFi adapter, the PCE-AC51, and a WiFi router, the GT-AXE11000, in apparent violation of the Commission’s equipment marketing rules. ASUSTeK, without seeking the required authority from the Commission, modified both equipment models to operate in excess of their previously authorized power limits. The Commission notes that it may change its current “per-model” forfeiture calculation in future equipment marketing cases in an attempt to provide stronger incentives to electronic equipment manufacturers and marketers to comply with equipment marketing rules.
