Surveillance of telecommunications equipment
Objective of the surveillance of telecommunications equipment
Telecommunications equipment (wired or wireless applications) is an indispensable working tool, particularly for security and transport services but increasingly for individuals too. For the security of all, OFCOM carries out checks on equipment which is available on the market (post-marketing checks).
Sources of the checks of telecommunications equipment
To the extent that conformity is verified once the equipment is available on the market, OFCOM carries out sampling checks and one-off checks on the basis of information gathered from the following sources:
Priorities for checks on radiocommunications equipment
OFCOM focuses its market surveillance on problematic areas. In this way it makes efficient use of its resources, which do not extend to checking all the radiocommunications equipment available on the market.
Measures taken with a view to compliance with the rules on telecommunications equipment
When OFCOM suspects that a trader is selling equipment which is not in conformity, it goes to the location to carry out a check on the equipment which is being placed on the market. During this inspection, samples of the telecommunications equipment which is being checked are taken away to allow their conformity to be checked. While it is on the spot, OFCOM may forbid the sale of inspected equipment if they are flagrantly not in conformity.