FCC Testing – FCC Certification Rule Parts
Wireless devices are required to undergo FCC testing. FCC has several parts that depending on the equipment, FCC testing to show compliance is needed. The following are the most common FCC testing standards.
FCC Standard Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 47
FCC Rule Part 5: Experimental radio service (other than broadcast)
FCC Rule Part 6: Access to telecommunications service, telecommunications equipment, and customer premises equipment by person with disabilities.
FCC Rule Part 7: Access to voice mail and interactive menu services and equipment by people with disabilities.
FCC Rule Part 11: Emergency Alert System (EAS)
FCC Rule Part 15: Radio frequency devices.
FCC Rule Part 18: Industrial, scientific, and medical equipment.
FCC Rule Part 20: Domestic Public Fixed Radio Services; Sub-part K: Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS).
FCC Rule Part 22: Public Mobile Services; Subpart E: Paging and Radiotelephone Services; Subpart F: Rural Radiotelephone Service; Subpart G: Air-Ground Radiotelephone service; Subpart H: Cellular Radiotelephone Service; Subpart I: Offshore Radiotelephone Service; Subpart I: Offshore Radiotelephone Service.
FCC Rule Part 23: International Fixed Public Radiotelephone Services.
FCC Rule Part 24: Personal Communications Service; Subpart D: Narrowband PCD; Subpart E: Broadband PCS.
FCC Rule Part 25: Satellite Communications.
FCC Rule Part 26: General Wireless Communications Service.
FCC Rule Part 27: Wireless Communications Service.
FCC Rule Part 73: Radio Broadcast Services; Subpart A: AM Broadcast Stations; Subpart B: FM Broadcast Stations: Subpart C: Noncommercial Educational FM Broadcast Stations; Subpart E: Televisions Broadcast Stations; Subpart F: International Broadcast Stations; Subpart G: Emergency Broadcast System.
FCC Rule Part 74: Experimental Radio, Auxiliary Special Broadcast, Other Program Distributional Services; Subpart A: Experimental Broadcast Stations; Subpart D: Remote Pickup Broadcast Stations; Subpart E: Aural Broadcast Auxiliary Stations; Subpart F: TV Broadcast Auxiliary Stations; Subpart G: Low-Power TV, TV Translator, and TV Booster Stations; Subpart H: Low-Power Auxiliary Stations; Subpart I: Instructional Fixed Service; Subpart L: FM Broadcast Translator and Booster Station.
FCC Rule Part 76: Multichannel video and cable television service.
FCC Rule Part 78: Cable Televisions Relay Service.
FCC Part 80: Stations in the Maritime Services; Subpart J: Public Coast Stations; Subpart K: Private Coast Stations and Marine Utility Stations: Subpart L: Operational Fixed Stations; Subpart M: Stations in the Radiodetermination Service; Subpart N: Maritime Support Stations; Subpart O: Alaska Fixed Stations; Subpart V: Emergency Position Indication Radiobeacons (EPIRBs); Subpart W: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
FCC Rule Part 87: Aviation Services; Subpart F: Aircraft Stations; Subpart G: Aeronautical Advisory Stations (Unicoms); Subpart H: Aeronautical Multicom Stations; Subpart I: Aeronautical Enroute and Fixed Stations; Subpart J: Flight Test Stations; Subpart K: Aviation Support Stations; Subpart L: Aeronautical Utility Mobile Stations; Subpart M: Aeronautical Search and Rescue Stations; Subpart N: Emergency Communications; Subpart O: Airport Control Tower Stations; Subpart P: Operational Fixed Stations; Subpart Q: Stations in the Radiodetermination Services; Subpart R: Civil Air Patrol Stations: Subpart S: Automatic Weather Observation Stations.
FCC Rule Part 90: Private Land Mobile Radio Services; Subpart B: Public Safety Radio Pool; Subpart C: Industrial/Business Radio Pool; Subpart F: Radiolocation Service; Subpart J: Nonvoice and Other Specialized Operations; Subpart M: Intelligent Transportation Systems Radio Service; Subpart P: Paging Operations.
FCC Rule Part 95: Personal Radio Services; Subpart A: General Mobile Radio Services (GMRS); Subpart B: Family Radio service (FRS); Subpart C: Radio Control (R/C) Radio Service: Subpart D: Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service; Subpart F: Interactive Video and Data Service (IVDS); Subpart G: Low-Power Radio Service (LPRS).
FCC Rule Part 97: Amateur Radio Service.
FCC Rule Part 100: Direct broadcast satellite service.
FCC Rule Part 101: Fixed Microwave Services: Subpart G: Digital Electronic Message Service: Subpart H: Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service: Subpart I: Common Carrier Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service: Subpart J: Local TV Transmissions Service: Subpart L: Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS).
