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Chief, Technical Research Branch
Federal Communications Commission
Office of Engineering and Technology, Laboratory Division
William.Hurst@fcc.gov
William (Bill) Hurst is Chief of the Technical Research Branch, Laboratory Division, Office of Engineering and Technology of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). His responsibilities at the FCC include technical research, implementation of Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs), participation on domestic and international standards committees, accreditation activities, and coordination with other government agencies and groups concerned with equipment authorization policy and rules.
Mr. Hurst spent 25 years in the private sector where he was Vice President of a telecommunications, EMC and product safety testing laboratory and certification body. He has authored and presented numerous papers and has actively participated in many industry organizations with regards to telecommunications, laboratory accreditation, EMC standards and equipment authorization. He is a registered Professional Engineer and a member of the IEEE.
Mr. Hurst is currently involved in research and review of new telecommunications and related technology. He is responsible for the planning and conducting studies to evaluate the effectives, electromagnetic compatibility and spectrum efficiency of proposed new communications technologies at the FCC.
He is also involved with the implementation of Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) between the United States Government and the European Union, Japan, Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the Inter-American Commission for Telecommunications (CITEL). He is a member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accreditation Committee.
As part of his standards related activities he serves on several working groups of the International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR). He represents the FCC on the Accredited Standards Committee C63®- EMC.
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