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Date: October 18, 1999
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FCC News
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October 5, 1999 - NIST has issued a Federal Register Notice relating to the TCB program under implementation by the FCC. See Federal Register October 5, 1999 for details.
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September 29, 1999 - The FCC has issued its long awaited Report and Order (and Further NOI) on Accessibilities issues! Comments on the NOI portion due November 14, reply comments due December 14, 1999. See FCC Report and Order for details.
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In connection with a redesign of its Part 68 Registration System to meet Y2K requirements, the Commission will begin using a new format for the Form 484 (the Part 68 Registration Certificate) in early October 1999. See Sample Form 484.
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A New FCC For the 21st Century. Draft Strategic Plan. The FCC has issued its draft strategic plan for the 21st century! Key issues include the streamlining of unnecessary regulations and enforcement activities. See Draft Strategic Plan for details.
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The 1998 edition of the glossary of telecommunications terms used by the Federal Communications Commission contains many words and phrases used to describe telecommunications terms that commonly appear in Commission documents and other publications or articles on telecommunication technology. Click here to view this glossary in pdf format.
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FCC OET releases a revised Bulletin on the biological effects of RF. See this Public Notice for details. Download the complete bulletin (OET Bulletin 56e4).
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FCC Requests Comments on wireless E911 issues - See this Public Notice for details.
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IMPORTANT information for applicants of FCC Part 68 Registration. Download this Update to The Guide to Form 730, provided by the FCC Part 68 staff!
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FCC Parts 22 and 24. Changes to the rules for wireline, cellular, and broadband Personal Communications Services (PCS) carriers to comply with the requirements prescribed by the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (CALEA). See Federal Register September 24, 1999 for details.
ADSL FCC PART 68 WAIVER
The Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) is working on
a guidance document to assist manufacturers in filing for a waiver
to permit registration of ADSL equipment under FCC Part 68. A
number of manufacturers have filed requests for waiver already
and two products have been approved to date. For more information
contact Anh Wride, Chair TIA TR41.9 at atw@cclab.com.
TCBs
The FCC is continuing to develop the Telecommunication Certification
Body (TCB) program. Training for the new program is scheduled
December 6 – 10, 1999 in Washington, DC. It is still anticipated
that the program will be up and running by March 1, 2000. Parties
interested in submitting applications for certification under
the TCB program to Communication Certification Laboratory should
contact CCL’s Certification Manager at tcb@cclab.com.
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BLUETOOTH
In the September 1999 issue of the "Bluetooth Signal"
it was reported that the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)
now comprises more than 1000 members. A number of events are scheduled
this fall. Check out the latest information at http://www.bluetooth.com
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R&TTE DIRECTIVE
A brochure produced by the EMC Test Labs Association discussing
the R&TTE Directive is available from CCL. This is an excellent
summary of the key points of the directive. Contact jwj@cclab.com
for a copy.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FOLDERS
What is a Regulatory Compliance Folder? Do I really need one,
and which countries accept this new form of Self Declaration?
Can I create the Compliance Folder on Paper or CD ROM? See
Regulatory Compliance Folders by David Patton for answers.
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Designations for Taiwan are now official. Under the APEC MRA, Chinese Taipei – Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI) has acted to formally validate EMC test laboratories in the United States for submitting test reports. The names of all validated and nominated laboratories will be posted on the NIST website at http://ts.nist.gov/mra under the "Asia" category.
CHINA
This report titled "MAJOR PRODUCT
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING SYSTEMS IN CHINA" by Michael
J. Wang, provides information regarding China's certification
and licensing systems. Provided with permission and credit to
Michael Wang.
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AMERICA ------------------------------
The Mexican Government has made a proposal to terminate the CITEL
MRA. The critical sentence in the proposal is contained in the
very last section of the lengthy paper. It reads:
"Based on all of the above, we believe that the current proposal
to reach an Inter-american mutual recognition agreement for conformity
assessment related to standards, technical regulations and conformity
assessment procedures applicable to telecommunications equipment
OUGHT NOT TO BE at the governmental level......etc. etc."
[Con base en todo lo anterior, consideramos que la actual propuesta
para lograr un Acuerdo interamericano de reconocimiento mutuo
sobre evaluación de la confor midad respecto a normas, regulaciones
técnicas y procedimientos de evaluación de la conformidad aplicables
a equipos de telecomunicaciones, no debiera ser a nivel de Gobiernos...]
Negotiators from the State Department and the US Trade Representative's
Office are now considering potential strategies to counteract
Mexico's proposal.
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