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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
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
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
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
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.