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AmericanTCB provides Certification Services
for Wireless Equipment Manufacturers. AmericanTCB is accredited
by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ANSI-ASQ
National Accreditation Board (ACLASS), designated by
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and
recognized by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as a
Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) and Industry Canada
(IC) as a Foreign Certification Body (FCB).
Under the NIST US-EU Mutual Recognition
Agreement (MRA), AmericanTCB is also a Conformity Assessment
Body (CABs) for the Telecommunication Equipment Sector Radio &
Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive
1999/5/EC. For products with CE mark, we offer Notified Body
(NB) Letters Of Opinion (LOO) for the European market.
We are accredited to provide the widest scopes of Wireless
Certification in the FCC’s TCB, IC FCB and EU R&TTE programs,
certifying the most challenging state-of-the-art products with
unparalleled response. Our staff includes engineers with over 20
years experience dealing with the FCC, IC and EU in testing,
preparing and reviewing intentional radiator applications for
approval. We have a combined experience of over 200 years
interfacing with the FCC, IC and EU.
Our application certification process will reduce the current
FCC and IC certification process by 90%, and LOOs are issued
expeditiously. This shortened certification process will improve
your time-to-market, critical in today’s fast-paced global
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Responsibility |
| Subject to International Standard
Organization/International Engineering Consortium (ISO/IEC)
Guide 65 for Certification Bodies, and ISO/IEC Guide 17025 for
accredited laboratories, we accept test data from listed and
accredited laboratories. We handle the entire Certification
Process, including submission of electronic copy of each
application certification and grant to the FCC and IC, and issue
NB LOOs. AmericanTCB assesses application fees for reviewing
applications and reserves the right to revoke approved grants
within 30 days when deemed necessary.
AmericanTCB Inc. policies and procedures under which its
certification body operates are non-discriminatory, and they are
administered in a non-discriminatory manner. Customers are all
considered of equal import without regard to personal origins in
customer ownership. AmericanTCB Inc. procedures are not used to
impede or inhibit access by any applicants, other than as
provided for in the ISO/IEC Guide 65.
AmericanTCB Inc. makes its services accessible to all
customers whose activities fall within the company's declared
field of operation. There will not be undue financial or other
conditions established by AmericanTCB Inc. onto any customers.
Access will not be conditional upon the size of the customer, or
membership in any association or group, nor will certification
be conditional upon the number of certificates already issued to
that customer.
The criteria against which the products of a customer are
evaluated are those outlined in specified regulations.
Requirements for standards suitable for this purpose are
contained in ISO/IEC Guide 7. If explanation is required as to
the application of these documents for a specific certification
system, AmericanTCB, Inc. consults with the pertinent
Recognizing or Regulatory Authority (RRA) i.e. FCC or Industry
Canada. Under the provisions of the applicable RRA Rules and
Regulations and standards for measurement and evaluation thereto
are the guiding requirements. AmericanTCB's certification system
is administered through a 2 part impartial review process;
Administrative/Technical and Certification Body.
AmericanTCB Inc. confines its requirements, evaluation and
decisions on certification to those matters specifically related
to the scope of the certification being considered.
AmericanTCB adheres to the "TCB Code of Practice."
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Purpose |
- To provide Certified Body/Notified Body equipment
evaluations for Unlicensed and Licensed transmitters economically
and expeditiously in accordance with all applicable government
regulations, interpretations, and approved procedures.
- To provide general information to the public
regarding certification of the telecommunication equipment.
- To conduct Post Market surveillance (Sampling) of
products tested.
- To provide regulatory training seminars to the
general public.
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Scope
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AmericanTCB Accreditation Scopes
Federal Communications Commission
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, and 27
- B2 General Mobile Radio Services in the
following 47 CFR Parts 22 (non-cellular), 73, 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
27, 74 and 101
Industry Canada Scope
(A) Radio – All Radio Standard Specifications (RSS) in Category
1Equipment Standards List
(B) Broadcasting – All Broadcasting Technical Standards (BETS)
in Category 1 Equipment Standards List
European Union Scope
Telecommunication Equipment-Council Directive 99/5/E, Annex III
and IV Identification Number : 1588
RF Exposure Evaluation
ATCB engineers are RF exposure trained and can process
applications that include RF safety hazard. Our Engineers attend
yearly training conducted by the TCB Council in conjunction with
the FCC. |
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Post-Certification |
| AmericanTCB performs post market surveillance
activities based on type testing or similar activity in
conjunction with directives issued by the TCB council and
applicable government agencies. Our clients are advised that
they may be requested to provide production test samples upon
request in order to fulfill this requirement. |
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Record
Retention |
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AmericanTCB retains reports and
records for 10 years. Our clients are responsible to maintain all
original drawings and specifications, record of procedures used for
testing and inspection to ensure compliance, including test results for
a period of 2 years after manufacturing of the product ceases.
Additionally, all modified products Licensed or Unlicensed must meet the
FCC’s Class I and Class II permissive changes or Industry Canada’s
reassessment policy. When modifications are extensive, our clients are
advised that a new grant may be warranted. |
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