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FCC Reactivates Equipment Authorization System, Despite Government Shutdown

After having ceased normal business operations in early January due to the partial shut-down of the U.S. federal government, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now back in business (at least for the... Read More...

Something Funny Happened on the Way to an MRA

Even in the arcane world of Conformity Assessment, surprises are afoot.

Reminder Regarding EMC Testing for FCC Certification

Readers of The World in Compliance are reminded that manufacturers seeking FCC equipment authorization for radio frequency (RF) devices will soon be required to file applications for Certification directly with... Read More...

Highlights from the TCB Training: The Origins of SAR

The measurement of Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is arguably the most complex of compliance issues, affecting thousands of new device models and billions of radio transmitters.

Commission Moves to Revoke Equipment Authorization

In a highly unusual action, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered a China-based electronics manufacturer to show cause why its FCC equipment authorization should not be revoked due to mis... Read More...

FCC Expands Role of TCBs in Equipment Authorization Regime

Changes May Speed Market Access, but Testing Challenges Remain Just before the end of 2014, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released revised equipment authorization rules that, among other cha... Read More...

The FCC TCB Program: A Government and Industry Cooperative

“Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due t... Read More...

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