When [802.11] first became available, only a handful of regulatory domains (e.g., U.S., Europe, and Japan) had rules in place for the operation of 802.11 wireless LANs. In order to support a widespread adoption of 802.11, the 802.11d task group has an ongoing charter to define [PHY] requirements that satisfy regulatory within additional countries. This is especially important for operation in the 5GHz bands because the use of these frequencies differ widely from one country to another. As with [802.11c], the 802.11d standard mostly applies to companies developing [802.11] products.



* (http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/Reports/tgd_update.htm IEEE 802.11D task group)



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