The FCC is required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to evaluate the effect of emissions from FCC-regulated transmitters on the quality of the human environment.
The following services and devices are generally required to routinely perform an environmental evaluation. However many transmitters licensed under these service categories may be excluded from routine evaluation if they meet certain height and power thresholds (see
OET Bulletin 65 for exclusion criteria).
- Experimental Radio Service
- Radio Frequency Devices
- Multipoint Distribution Service
- Paging and Radiotelephone Service
- Cellular Radiotelephone Service
- Personal Communications Services
- Satellite Communications
- General Wireless Communications Service
- Wireless Communications Service
- Radio Broadcast Services
- Experimental, auxiliary, and special broadcast and other program distributional services
- Stations in the Maritime Service
- Private Land Mobile, Paging Operations
- Private Land Mobile, "covered" Specialized Mobile Radio
- Amateur Radio Service
- Local Multipoint Distribution service - Part 101, subpart L Mobile and portable devices used as follows:
- Cellular Radio Service
- Personal Communications Service
- Satellite Communications Branch
- General Wireless Communications Service
- Wireless Communications Service
- Maritime Service
- "Covered" Specialized Mobile Radio Service
- Unlicensed PCS and millimeter wave devices
Snapshot of ThinTel’s MPE Compliance Capabilities Including But Not Limited to:
- Conducting field visits for measuring RF emissions Filed measurement and calculation
- Report preparation and certification
- FCC compliance certification