PUBLIC NOTICE
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Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
DA 13-2389
December 13, 2013
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU REMINDS 
SIGNAL BOOSTER MANUFACTURERS OF 
MARCH 1, 2014 EQUIPMENT COMPLIANCE DATE
On February 20, 2013, the Commission adopted new technical, operational, and 
registration requirements for signal boosters in order to enhance wireless coverage for 
consumers, particularly in rural, underserved, and difficult-to-serve areas, while ensuring that 
boosters do not adversely affect wireless networks.
1
Pursuant to our new rules, on or after March 
1, 2014, all signal boosters - Consumer and Industrial - sold and marketed in the United States 
must meet our new requirements for such devices. Specifically, “no person, manufacturer, 
distributor, or retailer may market, distribute or offer for sale or lease any Consumer Signal 
Booster that does not comply with the requirements of this section to any person in the United 
States or to any person intending to operate the Consumer Signal Booster within the United 
States at any time on or after March 1, 2014.”
2
  In addition, all signal boosters marketed on or 
after March 1, 2014 must be appropriately labeled.
3
We remind signal booster equipment manufacturers of the March 1, 2014 equipment 
compliance deadline.  The new technical requirements for signal boosters will require additional 
time for review and processing of applications for equipment certification.
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We encourage signal 
booster manufacturers to promptly file equipment certification applications in order to meet the 
March 1, 2014 compliance date.
                        
1
Amendment of Parts 1, 2, 22, 24, 27, 90 and 95 of the Commission's Rules to Improve Wireless Coverage Through 
the Use of Signal Boosters, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 1663 (2013).  The Office of Management and Budget 
approved the new information collection requirements in these rules on August 21, 2013, and those rules took effect 
upon publication in the Federal Register on September 11, 2013.  78 FR 55648.
2
47 C.F.R. § 20.21(g).
3
See 47 C.F.R. § 20.21(f).
4
The FCC Lab permits Telecommunications Certification Bodies (TCBs) to review and process applications for 
equipment authorization of consumer signal boosters.  However, since the test procedures are still under 
development, TCBs are required to consult with the FCC Lab prior to issuing grants.  (See KDB 935210 at 
www.fcc.gov/labhelp and https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/reports/PublishedDocumentList.cfm). The additional 
review will require testing of samples by the FCC Lab and may add six weeks or more of time to the normal TCB 
review process. Manufacturers may want to contact TCBs to obtain estimates on review and approval time.
For additional information, please contact Joyce Jones, Mobility Division, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-1327, or email:  joyce.jones@fcc.gov.
Action by the Chief, Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
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