AmericanTCB provides Certification Services for Wireless Equipment Manufacturers. AmericanTCB is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), 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 Bodies (CABs) for the Telecommunication Equipment Sector Radio & Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive 1999/5/EC. We approve wireless products with CE mark and offer Notification 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 100 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 economy.

• 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.

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.

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.