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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.
Featured News
Workshop Schedule: Hold the Dates
The TCB Council has contracted to hold the next 5 Workshops at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.
April 15, 2019 - Basic Training
April 16-18, 2019 (FCC Wednesday April 17)
November 11, 2019 - SAR Basics
November 12-14, 2019 (FCC Wednesday November 13)
April 6, 2020 - Basic Training
April 7-9, 2020 (FCC Wednesday April 8)
October 12, 2020 - SAR Basics
October 13-15, 2020 (FCC Wednesday October 14)
Details and registrations will be added as the dates get closer. If you have suggestions for presentations/sessions, please let us know.
TCB Council Modular Committee Guidance
The TCB Council Modular Discussion Committee submitted to the FCC its latest document, TCBC Modular Guidance Recommendations DRAFT rev 17, which resulted in the FCC's Draft KDB Guidance 996369 Modular Transmitters DR04-43372. The FCC offered a 30-day comment period for teh public which has already expired. Look out in the near future for the FCC to release KDB 996369 D04 as a direct product of the TCB Council's volunteer efforts.
Marianne Bosley Memorial Scholarships
The TCB Council, in memory of Marianne T. Bosley, a long-time colleague of the FCC/TCB community, who passed away in June 2014, has created the Marianne Bosley Memorial Scholarship Fund. Those of us who had the privilege of working with Marianne know she was constantly striving for quality and knowledge. It is in that light that we seek to pass on her legacy to the next generation.
The 2019 Scholarship process will be open on February 1, 2019. Further details and application form can be found on the TCB Council Scholarship page.
WebEx Recordings
The WebEx recordings from the October 2014 through October 2018 Workshops are available for streaming through a subscription service. Annual subscriptions can be purchased in the Online Store, and the Video Streaming is accessible on this link. Click here to access the Archived Presentations from past Workshops (login required, members only).
