Welcome to the TCB Council Online Community!
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 (TCB) 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.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Registration is delayed as the TCB Council website is migrating to a new platform. Registration process should be available soon.
WORKSHOP FALL 2019
Workshop November 11 -14th
Hold the Dates
The TCB Council Fall 2019 Workshop will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards on November 11-14th, 2019, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Details: The TCB Council Fall 2019 Workshop will be held at the Marriott Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland from November 11 - November 14, 2019 (Monday - Thursday).
Monday, November 11 SAR Basics Training
Topics include:
Foundational knowledge of RF exposure issues
in the FCC/ISED requirements
Tuesday, November 12 to Regular three-day TCB Council Workshop
Thursday, November 14 Topics include:
FCC Updates and Roundtable Discussions
Updates from Industry Canada and NIST
International updates (REDCA, Taiwan, Ukraine, Mexico, Russia, Belarus approvals)
5G Testing and Standards and much more to come....
Members of the TCB Council receive a member discount for each paid registration.
Hotel Reservations: Book your room now, in order to receive the special rate of $159.00 at the Marriott-Inner Harbor.
You must reserve your room by noon on October 19, 2019.
Use the TCB Council link to extend the special discounted pricing for up to three days before and after the Workshop.
Please note that you must use this web link to reserve your room: https://book.passkey.com/event/49969416/owner/289/home
When contacting the Marriott-Inner Harbor, you must reference the TCB Council (Group name). Call 410-962-0202 or Toll Free Reservations 1-888 236-2427. The block of rooms may sell out.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Registration is delayed as the TCB Council website is migrating to a new platform. Registration process should be available soon.
TCB Council Fall 2019 Workshop Invitation information available here. Details and registrations will be added as the dates get closer.
Future Workshops
Hold the Dates
April 6, 2020 Basic Training
April 7-9, 2020 (FCC Wednesday April 8)
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.
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 application process opened on February 1, 2019 and remained open until April 1, 2019 . The TCB Council wishes to congratulate the following awardees of the 2019 Marianne Bosley Memorial Scholarship:
Brenan Batten, Daniel Harvey, Eden Lagnado, Joshua Overcash, Caleb Park and Onyekachi Ukeje-Eloagu.
Further details and application form can be found on the TCB Council Scholarship page.
Web Recordings
The Web recordings from the October 2014 through April 2019 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).
