| Certification is one of the three methods of | | | | and warlike talkies. Certification requires specific |
| Equipment Authorisation permitted by the Federal | | | | tests to be completed and results filed with the |
| Communication Commission (FCC). | | | | FCC along with details of the product certified |
| All equipment must be tested to demonstrate | | | | such as Schematic Diagrams, Parts Lists, label |
| compliance with the relevant part of Title 47 of | | | | information, tune-up information and user manuals. |
| US Code of Federal Regulations (47CFR). | | | | Certification is required for both licensed unlicensed |
| Verification is the procedure followed by | | | | devices: |
| unintentional transmitters - that is equipment that | | | | A Licensed device is one that can only be |
| radiates radio frequency energy as a by-product | | | | operated under a separate license issued by the |
| of what it does, rather than to communicate. | | | | FCC to the operator of the service - examples |
| Examples of equipment subjected to verification | | | | include cellular phones and base stations. |
| include Scientific and Medical (ISM) equipment; | | | | An unlicensed device is one that can be bought by |
| business Class A computer equipment; TV and FM | | | | the general public and used anywhere at anytime |
| receivers. | | | | - examples include WiFi and Bluetooth. |
| Declaration of Conformity is a similar, but slightly | | | | There are strict rules covering the amount of |
| more onerous procedure for unintentional | | | | testing required for unlicensed devices to |
| transmitters designed to be used in the home. | | | | demonstrate compliance, but there are no such |
| Examples include Class B personal computers and | | | | rules for licensed devices. |
| peripherals; CB receivers; super-regenerative | | | | For a licensed device that operates in a number |
| receivers; TV interface devices. | | | | of modes and/or under a number of different |
| Certification is the process that must be applied | | | | parts of 47CFR, the use of a carefully |
| to Radio Transmitters, including mobile phones, | | | | constructed FCC Test Plan can greatly reduce |
| Bluetooth, WiFi, WiMAX, microwave transmitters | | | | test time and cost and reduce time to market. |