NBTC Labeling Requirement on Telecommunication Equipment

By the team at Zergo November 2, 2021

Labeling is to assign a registration number to an authorized to do or imported telecommunication equipment into the country which passed the examination of technical characteristics from the NBTC. The information on the marking is a registration number, not a type-approval number. The licensee who has been certified or accredited for telecommunication equipment must transmit the authorized equipment to the NBTC office to conduct technical characteristics and set up registration number, except for telecommunication equipment that has been declared unregistered. These include radio communication used in public radio service as follows:

1. Cellular

2. Wireless local loop

3. Personal communication telephone

4. Paging radio

5. Satellite TV Receiver(TVRO) Only to watch, not apply to commercial exploitation

Labeling (label issued by NBTC)

The supplier has an obligation to show NTC/NBTC marking of conformity by affixing a label on telecommunication equipment.

For Class A equipment:

where YYYYYY is registration number (6 digits)
ZZ is the year of registration (last 2 digits of the year)
XXXX is supplier code (4 digits)

For Class B equipment:

where AAAAAA is certification number (6 digits)
BB is the year of certification (last 2 digits of the year)
XXXX is supplier code (4 digits)

Where should the label be put on?

The label should be affixed on equipment, and should be easily legible, visible and cannot be easily removed. In the case where the label cannot be properly placed on the equipment (e.g. the equipment size is too small), the label should be shown on the materials that come with the equipment (e.g. package or user manual). The NBTC will issue labels to the supplier as requested.

Example of labeling on a Class B equipment

How about the SDoC label?

There is no labeling requirement for the SDoC equipment but the suppliers may provide compliance wording, using the following text:

       “This telecommunication equipment conforms to the technical standards no. …”, or

       “This telecommunication equipment conforms to the requirements of the National Telecommunications Commission”