Agile Communications Equipment Approval Framework: Final Report

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
1.0 INTRODUCTION 4
2.0 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 6
    2.1 REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AND LEGAL FRAMEWORKS 8
    2.2 CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT MODELS 10
    2.3 SUPPLIER LICENSE AND REGISTRATION 14
    2.4 COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LABELING 15
    2.5 CRITICAL ROLE OF POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE 16
    2.6 SUMMARY OF THE CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT APPROACHES 17
3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 19
    3.1 IMPLEMENT HYBRID APPROVAL FRAMEWORK 19
    3.2 DEVELOP RISK-BASED CATEGORIZATION FOR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 20
    3.3 STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT AND POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE 21
    3.4 PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND CAPACITY BUILDING 21
4.0 CONCLUSION 22
APPENDIX I 23
APPENDIX II 27