About ACB
Introduction
American Certification Body, Inc. (ACB) provides Certification Services for Wireless Equipment Manufacturers. ACB is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ACLASS), 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), ACB is also a Conformity Assessment Body (CABs) for the Telecommunication Equipment Sector Radio & Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive 1999/5/EC. For products with CE mark, we offer Notified 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 200 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.
Responsibility
Subject to International Standard Organization/International Engineering Consortium (ISO/IEC) Guide 65 for Certification Bodies, and ISO/IEC Guide 17025 for accredited laboratories, we accept test data from listed and accredited laboratories. We handle the entire Certification Process, including submission of electronic copy of each application certification and grant to the FCC and IC, and issue NB LOOs. ACB assesses application fees for reviewing applications and reserves the right to revoke approved grants within 30 days when deemed necessary.
ACB Inc. policies and procedures under which its certification body operates are non-discriminatory, and they are administered in a non-discriminatory manner. Customers are all considered of equal import without regard to personal origins in customer ownership. ACB Inc. procedures are not used to impede or inhibit access by any applicants, other than as provided for in the ISO/IEC Guide 65.
ACB Inc. makes its services accessible to all customers whose activities fall within the company's declared field of operation. There will not be undue financial or other conditions established by ACB Inc. onto any customers. Access will not be conditional upon the size of the customer, or membership in any association or group, nor will certification be conditional upon the number of certificates already issued to that customer.
The criteria against which the products of a customer are evaluated are those outlined in specified regulations. Requirements for standards suitable for this purpose are contained in ISO/IEC Guide 7. If explanation is required as to the application of these documents for a specific certification system, ACB, Inc. consults with the pertinent Recognizing or Regulatory Authority (RRA) i.e. FCC or Industry Canada. Under the provisions of the applicable RRA Rules and Regulations and standards for measurement and evaluation thereto are the guiding requirements. ACB's certification system is administered through a 2 part impartial review process; Administrative/Technical and Certification Body.
ACB Inc. confines its requirements, evaluation and decisions on certification to those matters specifically related to the scope of the certification being considered.
ACB adheres to the "TCB Code of Practice."
Purpose
- 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.
Scope
ACB 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.
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