A Brief Presentation on Telecommunication Equipment Certification in the Philippines

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NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
A Brief Presentation on Telecommunication
Equipment Certification in the Philippines
APT Training Course on WORKSHOP on
STANDARDIZATION
6 8 September 2005 Timpu, Bhutan
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CONTENTS
1. Vision 2. Mission 3. Organizational
Chart 4. Telecommunications Industry Structure
5. Certification 6. Application Package 7.
Testing and Approval 8. Accreditation of
Suppliers 9. Summary
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VISION
A proactive regulatory agency towards a
globally competitive, universally accessible and
affordable information infrastructure and
services.
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MISSION
To establish a regulatory environment
conducive to the sustainable growth and
development of the information infrastructure and
services and To promote and sustain an
environment that would foster a healthy
relationship among stakeholders particularly
between the service providers and the consumers.
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
OFFICE OF THE COM MISSIONER Commissioner Deputy
Commissioner (2)
INTERNATIONAL AFFIARS COORDINATING
STAFF
COMMISSION SECRETARIAT
FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION
BROADCAST SERVICE DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCE DEPARTMENT
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
RADIO REGULATIONS LICENSING DEPARTMENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANNING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTME
NT
COMMON CARRIERS AUTHORIZATION DEPARTMENT
EQUIPMENT STANDARDS DIVISION
PERSONNEL DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE LITIGATION DIVISION
DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL CARRIER SERVICEDIVISION
FIXED LAND MOBILE SERVICES DIVISION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION
PLANNING PROGRAMMING DIVISION
AJUDICATION DIVISION
WIRE SPECIAL PUBLIC UTILITIES SERVICE DIVISION
SAFETY SPECIAL SERVICE DIVISION
GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT
RATES REGULATION DIVISION
RADIO OPERATOR TRAINING SCHOOLS DIVISION
FOURTEEN (14) REGIONAL OFFICES
FIELD OFFICES
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
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CERTIFICATION

• Necessity of Certification
• Equipment requiring certification is
  classified
• into two, namely
• - Terminal Equipment or Customer
• Premises Equipment (CPE)
• - Radio Communications Equipment (RCE)
• Two types of certification
• - Type Approval
• - Type Acceptance
• Type Approval Testing

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APPLICATION PACKAGE

• A completed application form
• Supporting documents required for the application
  of
• a) CPE Type Approval Certificate
• - Product description and functionality
• - Technical data and specifications
• - Users manual
• - Network operators test reports or interface
  approval
• certificate
• b) RCE Type Approval/Acceptance Certificate
• - Product description and functionality
• - Technical data and specifications
• - Circuit diagram
• - Users manual
• - Foreign test reports and certifications
  (for type
• acceptance purposes)
• - Sample of the product (for type approval
  testing
• purposes)
• Filing and Certificate Fee

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TESTING AND APPROVAL

• Testing of CPEs is currently being under taken by
  telecom network operators,
• CPEs are tested in accordance with MC 02-01-2001
  Revised Customer Premises Equipment Interface
  Standards Procedure for Type Approval Type
  Acceptance
• Any equipment that has change in its interface
  parameters is subjected for re-testing and
  issuance of new type approval certificate
• costs
• - test costs vary from product to product

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ACCREDITATION OF SUPPLIERS AND DEALERS
Accreditation of RCE and CPE suppliers is
required to ensure that only those type
approved/accepted equipment are sold, operated
and connected to public networks and/or used for
private networks. Accreditation certificate is
granted to persons, entities, corporation that
have met the minimum requirements as follows
- minimum paid-up capital of
PhP250,000.00 - one (1) duly licensed
Electronics Communications Engineer
employed by the supplier on a full time basis
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ACCREDITATION OF SUPPLIERS AND DEALERS
Cont. of Suppliers Accreditation
- two(2) qualified electronic and/or radio
communication technicians employed by the
supplier on a full time basis - stock of
spare parts sufficient for at least two (2) years
or in accordance with the equipment
manufacturers recommendation - valid
distributorship agreement on CPEs/RCEs to be
sold and - proof that the CPE/RCE to be sold
are duly type approved/accepted The
Commission maintains a list of type
approved/accepted RCEs and CPEs.
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SUMMARY

• Type approval is mandatory for every terminal
  equipment intended for connection to public
  telecommunication networks
• Only type-accepted /approved radio equipment is
  allowed for licensing
• Type Approval testing of CPEs is done by network
  operators. For RCEs, it is done by the NTC or
  its designated testing centers.
• Type Acceptance Certificate is issued to a radio
  equipment that emits radiowave within the
  frequency and power range allocated by the
  Commission and that it has been type approved by
  recognized foreign approval (certification)
  bodies.
• Accreditation is required for RCE and CPE
  suppliers

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END OF PRESENTATION
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