Hi John, I hope this helps.
ARGENTINA: The Argentina Approval Authority for telecommunication terminal equipment is the Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT). The address for Approval Authority is: Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT) Genrencia de Ingeniera (Area Homologacions) Peru 103- Piso 14 Buenos Aires ARGENTINA Phone: +541-347-9648 Fax: +541-347-9624 Residence Restrictions : Application for type approval shall be submitted to the Approval Authority by the equipment manufacturer or the mfr rep. Prior to making an application for equipment approval the mfr or rep must register with the Argentina Dept of Justice at: Inspeccion General de Justicia San Martin 665 Buenos Aires ARGENTINA Phone:+541-312-2427 Fax: +541-311-4011 Language Requirements : Application shall be submitted in Spanish to the AA. Any technical manuals must be have a Spanish translation. The following analog equipment requires HOMOLOGATION : Fax Machines Analog Switches Modems Auto Dialers do not require HOMOLOGATION. Argentina recognizes CISPR standards for EMC. The agency which enforces these standards is the CNT. At this time the CNT recognizes lab results from the CITEI del INTI. Centro de Investigacion de technologia Electronica e Infomatica (CITEI) Instituto Nacional de technologia Industrial (INTI) Av. Gral. Paz/Albarellos y. Av. de los Contituyentes Miguelete C.C. 157 (1650) San Martin Provencia de Buenas Aires ARGENTINA Phone: +541-754-4145 Fax: +541-754-5194 For Safety The safety standards are those of the Instituto Argentino de Racionalizacion de Materiales (IRAM). ALL equipment that feed off the public grid is subject to these standards. The standards coincide with IEC. The Secretaria de Commercio (Dept. of Commerce) is responsible for enforcement. The CITEI del INTI is the only recognized lab. CHILE: Telecommunication products: Homologation is required. Testing/Review for all products that will connect to national phone network. Specific Regulations for Satellite Receivers : Conditional, in process. Product Safety Testing: Lab testing must be done in labs in Chile. While not required,it is recommended that a Chilean Corporation request and hold Safety Certificate. Contact Address: CENET CHILE-TELEPHONE-REGULATORY AGENCY CEO:Mr.Jonny Wolf Address: Antura Prat 1171 of 304 Santiago, Chile (562-556-1535) Jonny Wolf @ CENET Chile. The Compliance Process: Chile has regulations requiring testing and certification. 1) Product Safety: Chile recognizes Safety Certification from other countries, as the basis for their approval. The products are required to be processed/tested in Chile. (enforcement of the regulations is very lax) Documentation: The following is required for Product Safety submission to a lab in Chile. -A Spanish Language Owners/Users Manual -Power Supply Schematics. Recommended additional Documentation ETL, UL, etc. Listing Letter and two samples to be submitted. Timing for the typical product safety test for electronic products two/three weeks. 2)Certification of Testing: Only Chilean Corporations may apply for and receive Certificates. Certificates are issued by CENET (Takes 2 to 4 weeks). CENET will also require a submittal of the manufacturer's Declaration of the Quality, in Spanish. 3) Telecommunications (Homologation) Approval: -Review- testing: Any product that will connect to the National Phone System or use radio frequencies must be submitted for evaluation/testing and licensing by the CENET. All products submitted for evaluation/testing must first be approved for Product Safety. *Telecommunications products with FCC Part 68 approval may be submitted for Review with three (3) copies of the FCC Part 68 report . This review takes about two (2) to four (4) weeks. After this is completed the Review Report or Lab Report is submitted to CENET with an Application for License. This takes approximately 20 working days from the receipt of documents for the File number/Certificate. 4) General Comment: Chile is a "free market", but has a political content beyond the Certification Process. Concessions have been granted to private companies to operate cable and cellular systems in Chile. Depending on he company that introduces the product into the Chilean Market, there is a potential for "Administrative Review" before Certification may be obtained. * Standard connection is RS-11. In very limited amounts, other older types are also present. -- Filiz Eryilmaz Lucent Technologies(formerly AT&T) MT 3K-215 Tel:(908)9576943 Fax:(908)9576878 e.mail:[email protected] ---------- : From: John Coyle <[email protected]> : To: [email protected] : Subject: Telephone modem standards for Argentinian and Chilean markets : Date: Tuesday, August 26, 1997 7:50 PM :
