Regulatory News from 2015
865-868 MHz Band not subject to Type Approval
Paraguay2015-12-13
CONATEL in Paraguay is no longer approving 865-868 MHz and 915-928 MHz spread spectrum devices due to interference problems. The second frequency band might be re-opened in the future. Devices operating in these bands and already homologated may continue to operate until the... »read moreNew Requirement for 2G/3G/4G devices
Ecuador2015-12-07
Since November 2015, the Ecuadorian Regulator ARCOTEL release only homologation certificates if devices with 2G/3G function operate at least in 850 MHz and 1900 MHz and devices with 4G in at least LTE bands 2 and 4. »read moreDelicensing of Frequency Bands
India2015-10-12
Due to the delicensing of the following frequency bands (published on 2015-09-16 by India’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology), it is now possible to Type Approve equipment operating in these frequency bands. A licence is not required... »read moreType Approval from now on mandatory
Dominican Republic2015-10-12
INDOTEL, the Dominican Republic Regulator, informed that National Type Approval of Radio devices is now mandatory and not covered by FCC approval. »read moreNew Type Approval Requirements
Tonga2015-10-09
Tonga's MIC (Ministry of Information & Communications) has begun to enforce new Type Approval rules: Approval for Radio equipment is mandatory. Both FCC and CE test reports are admissible. »read moreType Approval Procedure into force again
Guinea-Bissau2015-06-25
After a four months suspension, ARN-TIC, Guinea Bissau`s Type Approval agency, is now receiving requests and issuing Type Approval certificates. The Type Approval procedure remains unchanged. »read moreNew Type Approval Requirements
Ghana2015-06-22
Ghana's National Communication Authority (NCA) revised its guidelines in May 2015 as follows:A local company is now required for all type approval applications if the manufacturer does not have a branch in Ghana.Regarding the publication of the type approved devices on NCA... »read moreNo more family approval in Costa Rica
Costa Rica2015-04-17
SUTEL no longer accepts family approval: from now on, each model with a different color, hardware or software will require a separate Type Approval certificate. »read moreImplementation of Online Self Labelling Program
Malaysia2015-04-14
On 2015-02-24 a Self-Labelling Programme (SLP) was launched by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and its appointed Certifying Agency, SIRIM. This will replace the conventional labeling program from 2015-06-15 onwards.
The SLP certification mark... »read moreNew Type Approval Requirements
Namibia2015-03-10
Namibia's CRAN published new rules for Type Approval:
applicable to foreign manufacturers as well
RTTE test reports are required
no sample needed but can still be requested
Validity is 3 years
These come into force on 2015-08-03 and apply to existing devices... »read moreSUPERTEL changed name to ARCOTEL
Ecuador2015-03-06
ARCOTEL (Agencia de Regulación y Control de las Telecommunicaciones) is now replacing SUPERTEL (Supertendencia de Telecomunicaciones) as the Ecuadorian Regulatory Authority.
The Type Approval remains unaffected and still no specific label is required. During the... »read moreNew label requirements in Argentina
Argentina2015-02-04
In the Resolution Nº 82/2015 released on 2015-01-28, the Argentine Communications Authority (CNC) inform about the format, size, colors and display of the CNC label and homologation number. This resolution will be in force after 2015-05-04 and affects new... »read moreSamples Now Required for Type Approval
Republic of the Congo2015-01-05
From 2015-01-01 on, Congo's Agence de Régulation des Postes et des Communications Electroniques (ARPCE) requires one sample for each Type Approval application. A waiver might be requested in case there is size constraint/restriction in transporting the... »read moreSamples Now Mandatory for Type Approval
Nigeria2015-01-01
So far Nigeria's NCC had not requested samples but beginning 2015-01-01 samples will be mandatory cell phones, tablets and notebooks. For other products Nigeria's NCC reserves the right to request samples. »read more