*Pages 1--5 from Microsoft Word - 1735.doc* News media information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 00- 1223 Released: June 2, 2000 Office of Engineering and Technology and Common Carrier Bureau Announce the Designation of Telecommunication Certification Bodies (TCBs) to Approve Radiofrequency and Telephone Terminal Equipment In December 1998, the Commission adopted new rules to streamline its equipment authorization requirements by allowing Telecommunication Certification Bodies (TCBs) to certify equipment under Parts 2 and 68 of the Commission's Rules. The Office of Engineering and Technology and the Common Carrier Bureau are pleased to announce the designation of 13 TCBs in the United States. The TCBs have been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to approve certain types of radiofrequency devices requiring certification under Part 2 of the rules, and/ or telephone terminal equipment requiring certification (previously called registration) under Part 68 of the rules. The TCBs may begin operation of certifying products within the scope of their accreditation and designation as of June 5, 2000. The following is a list of the 13 TCBs and the types of equipment they have been accredited and designated to approve. An explanation of the scope codes is given below. TCB Name and Address Types of Equipment American TCB, Inc. Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 6731 Whittier Avenue A1, A2, A3, A4 Suite C110 Licensed Radio Service Equipment McLean, VA 22101 B1, B2, B3, B4 Tel: 703- 689- 0368 Fax: 703- 689- 2056 Contact: Mr. Desmond Fraser - desmond@ rheintech. com BABT Product Service, Inc. Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 4855 Patrick Henry Dr, Bldg. 6 A1, A2, A3, A4 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Licensed Radio Service Equipment Tel: 978- 663- 1500 B1, B2, B3, B4 Fax: 978- 663- 1501 Telephone Terminal Equipment Contact: Mr. Bill Toth – btoth@ tuvam. com 1 2 CKC Certification Services Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 5473A Clouds Rest A1, A2, A3, A4 Mariposa, CA 95338 Licensed Radio Service Equipment Tel: 209- 966- 5240 B1, B2, B3, B4 Fax: 209- 742- 6133 Telephone Terminal Equipment Contact: Dennis Ward – dennisw@ ckc. org Compliance Certification Services Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 1366 Bordeaux Drive, A1, A2, A3, A4 Sunnyvale, CA 94089- 1005 Licensed Radio Service Equipment Tel: 408- 752- 8166 B1, B2, B3, B4 Fax: 408- 752- 8168 Contact: Mr. Steve Hsu – www. ccsemc. com Communication Certification Laboratory Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 1940 W. Alexander St. A1, A2, A3, A4 Salt Lake City, UT 84119- 2039 Licensed Radio Service Equipment Tel: 801- 972- 6146 B1, B2, B3, B4 Fax: 801- 972- 8432 Telephone Terminal Equipment Contact: Mr. William S. Hurst – wsh@ cclab. com Curtis- Straus LLC Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 527 Great Road A1, A2, A3, A4 Littleton, MA 01460 Licensed Radio Service Equipment Tel: 978- 486- 8880 B1, B2, B3, B4 Fax: 978- 486- 3529 Telephone Terminal Equipment Contact: Jon Curtis – jdc@ curtis- straus. com Elite Electronic Engineering, Inc. Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 1516 Centre Circle A1, A2 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Licensed Radio Service Equipment Tel: 603- 495- 9770 B1, B2 Fax: 603- 495- 9785 Telephone Terminal Equipment Contact: Mr. Steve Laya - www. elitetest. com Intertek Testing Services Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 33933 US Route 11 A1, A2, A3, A4 Cortland, NY 13045 Licensed Radio Service Equipment Tel: 607- 753- 6711 B1, B2, B3, B4 Fax: 607- 756- 6699 Telephone Terminal Equipment Contact: Paul Moliski – pmoliski@ itsqs. com 2 3 MET Laboratories, Inc. Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 914 W. Patapsco Ave. A1, A2 Baltimore, MD 21230- 3432 Licensed Radio Service Equipment Tel: 410- 354- 3300 B1, B2, B3, B4 Fax: 410- 354- 3313 Telephone Terminal Equipment Contact: Mr. Leonard Frier - www. metlabs. com PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc. Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 6660- B Dobbin Road A1, A2, A3, A4 Columbia, MD 21045 Licensed Radio Service Equipment Tel: 410- 290- 6652 B1, B2, B3, B4 Fax: 410- 290- 6654 Telephone Terminal Equipment Contact: Mr. Randy Ortanez – randy@ pctestlab. com Timco Engineering, Inc. Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 849 NW State Road 45 A1, A2, A3, A4 P. O. Box 370 Licensed Radio Service Equipment Newberry, FL 32669 B1, B2, B3, B4 Tel: 352- 472- 5500 Fax: 352- 472- 2030 Contact: Sid Sanders – sid@ timcoengr. com TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. Telephone Terminal Equipment Product Safety Division 12 Commerce Road Newtown, CT 06470 Tel: 203- 426- 0888 Fax: 203- 270- 8883 Contact: Mr. Timothy Dwyer - www. tuv. com Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (Headquarters and contact point) 333 Pfingsten Road Northbrooke, IL 60062 Telephone: 847- 272- 8800 Fax: 847- 509- 6214 Contact: Rick Titus – titusr@ ul. com Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 1285 Walt Whitman Road A1, A2, A3, A4 Melville, NY Licensed Radio Service Equipment B1, B2, B3, B4 Telephone Terminal Equipment 3 4 Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices 1655 Scott Blvd. A1, A2, A3, A4 Santa Clara, CA Telephone Terminal Equipment The TCB program gives manufacturers of products subject to certification the choice to choose a designated TCB or the FCC to have its equipment approved for marketing in the United States. Currently, about 6000 applications for certification are filed annually with the FCC. The requirements for TCBs were specified in the Commission’s Report and Order (R& O) in GEN Docket 98- 68 (FCC 98- 338), adopted on December 17, 1998, . TCBs are required to be accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), or NIST may allow, in accordance with its procedures, other appropriate qualified accrediting bodies to accredit TCBs. NIST has elected to recognize accreditations of TCBs performed by ANSI. Additional information about the new TCB program was provided in a Public Notice dated August 17, 1999, DA99- 1640, . NIST is also releasing a Public Notice announcing the recognition of ANSI as an accreditor of TCBs and the recommendation of 13 TCBs to the FCC. Designation and accreditation is available for several different scopes of equipment subject to certification. TCBs are able to choose accreditation for any or all of the nine available scopes, depending on their needs. Each of the thirteen TCBs identified above have been accredited to one or more of the following scopes: A. Unlicensed Radio Frequency Devices A1 Low power transmitters operating on frequencies below 1 GHz (with the exception of spread spectrum devices), emergency alert systems, unintentional radiators (e. g., personal computers and associated peripherals and TV Interface Devices) and consumer ISM devices subject to certification (e. g., microwave ovens, RF lighting and other consumer ISM devices) A2 Low power transmitters operating on frequencies above 1 GHz, with the exception of spread spectrum devices A3 Unlicensed Personal Communication System (PCS) devices A4 Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII) devices and low power transmitters using spread spectrum techniques B. Licensed Radio Service Equipment B1 Personal Mobile Radio Services in 47 CFR Parts 22 (cellular), 24, 25, 26, and 27 B2 General Mobile Radio Services in the following 47 CFR Parts 22 (non- cellular), 74, 90, 95 and 97 B3 Maritime and Aviation Radio Services in 47 CFR Parts 80 and 87 B4 Microwave Radio Services in 47 CFR Parts 21, 74 and 101 4 5 C. Telephone Terminal Equipment (47 CFR Part 68) Designation letters will be sent to each of the thirteen TCBs today. The Office of Engineering and Technology will send a designation letter to each TCB that will be certifying equipment subject to scopes A and B. Each letter will give guidance on the certification of such equipment. In accordance with our policy stated in the August 17, 1999, Public Notice, we are restricting TCBs from approving equipment in scopes A and B for which there is no documented test procedure. At present, only certain transmitters fall within this category. A table delineating which transmitters a TCB can approve will accompany the letter to each TCB. Steps are being taken to eliminate this restriction. For approval of equipment subject to scope C, TCBs are asked to contact Mr. Bill Howden of the Common Carrier Bureau. In letters from the Network Services Division of the Common Carrier Bureau, TCBs designated to approve Telephone Terminal Equipment will receive initial blocks of registration serial numbers for their use, instructions for obtaining applicant codes, and advice on obtaining information from the Network Services Division. For further information about this notice, please contact Hugh L. Van Tuyl of the Office of Engineering and Technology at: (202) 418- 7506, email: hvantuyl@ fcc. gov, or Bill Howden of the Common Carrier Bureau at (202) 418- 2343, email: whowden@ fcc. gov, TTY: (202) 418- 0484. 5