Agree, it never was the intent of the FCC, I was told, to get one or two accreditors to do some 300 laboratories around the world. (Before the change in regulation, the FCC would accept test reports from any laboratory, after they had satisfied themselves from the description, that the organization had acceptable facilities and people who knew what they were doing.) All those laboratories needed accreditation overnight.
Those wanting to do "self authorization" now have to be accredited by an organization acceptable to the FCC. Organizations having an MOU with NIST, are acceptable to the FCC, PROVIDED THAT THEY RUN A PROGRAM THAT ASCERTAINS THAT THE ACCREDITEE KNOWS HIS/HER WAY AROUND PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES AND REGS. Ciao, Vic
