Telecommunication Certification Body Council

Welcome to the TCB Council Web Site. Members can login by selecting a Member-Only area to take advantage of all that this site offers!

What is a TCB?: A Telecommunication Certification Body is an organization with the authority to issue Certifications for compliance with Federal Communications Commission regulations.

Our Purpose: The purpose of the TCB Council is to provide a forum for periodic dialogue between the FCC and the TCB's and to facilitate on-going activities geared toward the improvement of TCB technical and administrative performance.

NEW - Forum Discussion for members
Click on the link above to access the new forum dicsussion area for TCB Council members. Have topic ideas? send to admin@tcbcouncil.org.

The Telecommunications Certification Body Council (TCBC) is pleased to host our April 2010 Workshops during the week of April 26-30, 2010 located at the Holiday Inn - Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland. During the first 3 days we will host our regular spring TCB Council Workshop. We will have great participation from the FCC as this is located in their 'back yard'. Our topics will include: FCC Updates and Roundtable discussions, International Approvals for 4G and LTE Technologies, Site Attenuation Issues, CTIA OTA Test Plan, and Overview of Global Regulatory Approvals. There will be a TCB Council meeting the morning of Tuesday April 27^th, 2010.

In addition to the 3-dayTCB Council Workshop the TCB Council is sponsoring a 2-day Internal Audit Workshop on April 29-30, 2010, the days immediately following the TCBC Workshop. This Internal Audit Workshop is geared toward issues for both the Laboratories and Certification Bodies regarding internal audit requirements from standard ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC Guide 65 (future Guide ISO/IEC 17065). Presenters from NVLAP, ACLASS and ANSI will be on hand, with additional input provided by A2LA (schedule conflict). Attendees will be provided with information of how to use the ISO/CASCO Standards and Guides not only to meet the requirements but also make improvements in their internal procedures and quality, thus improving efficiency.

Hotel Reservations must be made directly with the Holiday Inn - Inner Harbor (click here or call 1-800-315-2621 and mention the TCBC Workshop to get the discounted attendee hotel rate).

C63.10-2009 American National Standard for Testing Unlicensed Wireless Devices

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee C63^®, (Electromagnetic Compatibility) recently approved by ballot a new standard, ANSI C63.10; entitled “Standard for Testing Unlicensed Wireless Devices.” ...(more)

The Executive Committee (Board of Directors) of the TCB Council
2009 - 2011:
Greg Kiemel, Chairperson
Dennis Ward , Vice-Chairperson
Barbara L. Judge, Treasurer
Bruno Clavier
Gerald Schmidt
Bill Stumpf
Dan Lawless
Mark Briggs

Chris Harvey - Executive Director

Click here! to learn more about TCBC Associate Membership.
Limited Time Offer - Free trial Associate Membership for Testing Laboratories extended for new members in 2010 - Contact us

The FCC/TCB training 5-day workshop from May 2003 was videotaped and is available for purchase to train new personnel or to use as continued education for your existing TCB personnel. Click here to purchase the video series on DVD.

Manufacturers, test labs, Accreditors and other interested parties, Contact us (or join as an no-fee Interested Party) with your contact information if you would like to receive notification of future workshop events.