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Title: Opening the Door William H. Graff, AmericanTCB


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Opening the DoorWilliam H. Graff, AmericanTCB
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Opening the Door
  • William H. Graff
  • President and Director of Engineering
  • 886 920399260
  • whgraff_at_atcb.com
  • Major Chen
  • Manager East Asia Branch Office
  • 886 922145866
  • major_at_atcb.com
  • Jerry Lee
  • Manager China Branch Office
  • 86 13510719330
  • 86 13641223938
  • jerry_at_atcb.com

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Why are there regulations?
  • The radio frequency spectrum is limited, natural
    resource.
  • This resource must be protected from pollution
  • This pollution can be either natural or man-made.

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FCC ????????FCC RULES REDUCE ELECTROMAGNETIC
INTERFERENCE
Noise
Radiated
Conducted
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1920s American Electronics
  • Public fascination in early experiments with
    voice over radio waves created a demand for radio
    receivers and broadcast content.
  • Manufacturers began mass production of radio
    receivers in response to public demand.

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Confusion in the marketplace
  • Radio transmitters and receivers were created in
    a completely unregulated and immature market.
  • Broadcasters and consumers increasingly found
    themselves troubled by interference.

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Realization and maturity
  • Eventually the radio spectrum became almost
    unusable by consumers and broadcasters
  • Increased public awareness of interference led to
    political pressures.

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Decisions
  • In 1934 the Congress of the United States
    declared the airwaves the property of the people
    and created the FCC as the responsible agency for
    managing the radio frequency spectrum.

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Fast forward to Today
  • Today the FCC has dominion over all devices which
    create or use radio frequency energy within the
    frequency range of 10KHz to 300GHz. The core
    mission of the FCC remains regulating
    interference pollution.

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Classifications
  • Transmitters used for communication.
  • Licensed and protected
  • Unlicensed unprotected Low Power
  • Computers and Radio Receivers.
  • Unintended Radio Sources
  • Industrial, Scientific and Medical
  • RF sources not used for communications, but used
    for work

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Important Exceptions
  • FCC does not regulate safety. This is handled by
    private enterprise.
  • FCC does not set consumer performance standards.
  • FCC has in place regulations for telephone
    terminal equipment, but in recent years has
    transferred much to the private sector.

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International Regulations
  • Most other developed countries have copied in
    some fashion the regulatory model of the FCC.
    Many have included performance and safety issues
    into their regulatory scheme.

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International cooperation
  • Since radio waves cannot be kept within political
    borders, international cooperation has proven
    essential as equipment which utilizes RF energies
    has evolved. Coordination of limits and spectrum
    assignments has proven very useful.

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A Success Story
  • International cooperation has been greatest in
    the standardizing of emission limits from
    computing equipment.
  • Test laboratories across the world have a nearly
    universal standard for characterizing unintended
    RF pollution.

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Acceptance of Test Data
  • International agreements between governments have
    allowed test data from one country to be accepted
    by another.
  • For USA, a laboratory listed with the FCC
    database is eligible to submit data to be used
    for Certification.

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Mutual Recognition Agreements
  • MRAs take the process one step closer. They allow
    countries to authorize equipment on their own
    without the need for excessive regulation.
  • Laboratories in countries with MRAs with USA can
    perform Declaration of Conformity if accredited.
    For USA this equipment is marked with FCC Logo.

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Important Note MRA and China
  • Since no MRA yet exists with US and China, test
    laboratories cannot do complete equipment
    authorizations on their own. However, they are
    still free to submit test data leading to
    Certification.
  • i.e China laboratories cannot yet perform a DofC
    for the US market

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Equipment Authorizations
  • Manufacturers should be aware of the different
    types of Equipment Authorizations
  • Certification
  • Declaration of Conformity
  • Verification

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Certification
  • Certification is a process where a product is
    tested to applicable FCC radio law, and the Test
    Report along with all applicable exhibits are
    submitted to an authorized agency.
  • Documents are reviewed.
  • If accepted, a Grant will be issued and the
    device will be listed in FCC database.

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FCC Website and Database
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What is a Grant?
  • A Grant of Equipment Authorization is a document
    which shows acceptability to US radio law.
  • It is required by Customs before a device can be
    imported into the USA.
  • Grants are only issued once all Exhibits are
    received and approved

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Required Exhibits (always)
  • Application Form
  • External Photographs
  • Internal Photographs
  • Schematics
  • Electrical Block Diagram
  • Operational Description
  • Label and Location
  • Test Report
  • Test Setup Photographs
  • Manual

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Additional Exhibits (rule dependent)
  • Confidentiality Request Letter
  • RF Safety Report (SAR or MPE)
  • Rule specific attestations
  • Parts List
  • Tune-Up Procedure

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So how does the process work?
CERTIFICATION
Create report with Technical Information
Send report, Exhibits and Application to ATCB
Test Product at quality laboratory
Receive Grant with FCC ID Number
Grant
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Steps Required for New Applicant
  • Get an FRN
  • (Federal Registration Number)
  • Get a Grantee code
  • (Online cost is 55USD)
  • Have product tested by listed laboratory
  • Submit data and all required exhibits to ATCB
  • Answer questions promptly
  • Receive Grant
  • Sell product

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Obtain an FRN
  • The FRN consists of a 10 digit number that
    uniquely identifies anyone who does business with
    FCC
  • It is an important number that will be used in
    all transactions by the Applicant with FCC. Save
    it and keep it safe
  • Start at http www.fcc.gov
  • Click on link at left side of screen
  • Answer questions asked by the program

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Purchase a Grantee Code
  • An FCC ID consists of a Grantee Code assigned by
    the Commission followed by 14 alphanumeric
    characters of the Applicants choosing. Any valid
    character 09, AZ, plus - is acceptable. The
    Grantee Code is the Applicants unique identifier
    within the FCC equipment authorization database

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Ready for Submission
  • You should now have all the basic pieces for
    submission to the FCC using the TCB process.
  • Kindly provide all required Exhibits along with
    the Test Report at your earliest convenience.
  • Typical turn around time assuming all documents
    are complete and accurate should be within 3
    business days or less.

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Success!
  • Once a valid Grant has been received and the
    Equipment Authorization process has been
    completed, it is now legal to sell the product in
    the USA.

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What if I try and cheat?
  • The FCC is capable under law to make substantial
    penalties for any infraction of the law. These
    penalties can be as much as 11,000 for each item
    improperly sold.
  • The FCC has as much power as Federal tax
    collectors (IRS) to take action against egregious
    violations.

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Penalties can be severe
  • Deliberate attempts to circumvent the process are
    viewed as serious violations.
  • Even unknowing violations are viewed harshly.
  • Product seizure, fines, and potential jail time
    are all possible.

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How to choose a laboratory
  • Look for an Accredited laboratory.
  • or
  • Look on the FCC website for a listed lab
  • https//gullfoss2.fcc.gov/oetwl/index.html

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How to choose a TCB
  • Experience, Experience, Experience
  • There is no substitute for experience with the
    FCC rules.
  • AmericanTCB is one of the first 13 original TCBs
    to become operational in June, 2000
  • To date, we have Certified over 4000 products

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Advantages of using ATCB
  • Easy to use secure electronic internet interface
  • Easy to track your Certification progress
  • Archive of all your product Certification files
    maintained for 10 years

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Support
  • ATCB views a large portion of its mission is
    education. We hold seminars all over the world.
  • ATCB will help you gain a clearer understanding
    of the FCC Rules.
  • ATCB will happily assist in training of your
    staff. If you are making better filings our life
    becomes easier too.

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Questions?
  • whgraff_at_atcb.com
  • major_at_atcb.com
  • jerry_at_atcb.com
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