From: [email protected] (Steve Wallace)
Subject: Re: Part 68 Costs
=3D
>Competitive costs in California are about $1,200.00 for analog testing =
and
>$2,000.00 for digital testing per interface. This includes the
>submissions. Testing takes about one to two days. CCs are about 3/4 =
that
>price. Filing fees are generally $190 for the FCC and $550 for the
>Industry Canada. Doing IC and 68 simultaneously can save on time and
>money. =20
>
>Jason L. Chesley
>EMC Technology Services, Inc.
>UL
>
>
Dear Sirs
The following e-mail was forwarded to me from TREG and was just a bit
surprising for two reasons. =20
=46irst, I am not a member and have no idea how this was sent to me,
although I would like to change that situation as soon as possible
(could someone help me out) and second it does seem to be in flagrant
breech of the general code of conduct I understand is generally held
within the group.
Since I am not a registered subscriber to the group, I apologise in
advance if this response is not welcomed.
As I understand it TREG is a forum where telecommunications topics of
all kinds are openly discussed by experts and amateurs alike.
Wherever possible it seemed that any bias was to be avoided and
advertising of any kind very much frowned upon. =20
As the manager of a telecommunications equipment test laboratory based
in Santa Clara, California, I must state that the 'competitive' costs
quoted are atypical and almost definitely at the lowest end of the
spectrum.
Suffice to say that if an unbiased view is to be provided to
members/subscribers to the group, it would only be fair, especially if
it appears a generalisation is being made, that a range of prices
should have been quoted.
Not putting to fine a point on this, it may also be perfectly
reasonable to suggest that "what you pay for is what you get". The
vast majority of manufacturers, in my experience (over the last
fourteen years) within regulatory approval testing, consider 'cost' as
only one factor in the decision making process pertaining to selection
of a laboratory. Factors like service level, report presentation,
product knowledge, engineering expertise and experience, turn round
time etc. are also highly influential in the outcome.
Once again, I apologise if this response is not considered 'good
etiquette' but felt it was only reasonable to clarify the situation,
which I feel was unfairly represented.
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Steve Wallace
Telecom Manager
BABT Product Service, Santa Clara, CA
Email : [email protected]
Telephone : 408 919 3771
Pager : 408 939 4210
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