FCC Guidelines

A signal booster can withhold a potential to increase the wireless coverage to those areas with poor signals. They can be used in a home or in a car to improve the signal strength for cell phones. By proper installation, booster’s helps consumers, public safety first responders, and wireless service providers. They provide reliable services to those areas that encounter weak signals for e.g.: subways, tunnels, inside buildings and under served and in rural areas. The signal boosters that are well-designed have great strength to help consumers in dead spot areas to increase their signal strength in homes and also while traveling in vehicles or boat.

Signal boosters improve our nation’s wireless infrastructure and are cost-effective. Mobile communication and the internet are viable to our country’s economy. Most of the U.S. population are served by the one or two wireless providers, whereas the coverage gaps that exist can result in dropped calls, loss of service and reduction in data speeds.

To solve this, robust signal boosters can link these gaps and improve the coverage at service areas. Signal boosters are most importantly needed in rural and under served environments. They can help in connecting people to the public safety communications by connecting to 911 in localities where there is poor wireless coverage.

New Regulations has been proposed by the Federal Communications Commission on cell phone signal boosters.

The new rules implied that consumers who are claiming to buy a signal booster must get a proper permission from the carriers to use it. In case you obtain permission, make sure the signal booster is registered with the carrier and also check whether it satisfies the specification and all other opponents are aware of its usage.

There has been a reported filed petition by several parties seeking clarification to FCC’s rules to propose the proper usage and regulation of signal booster. Considering this FCC passed a Public Notice in January 2010 seeking a response from the alleged petitions. Following this FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) claiming response on the best way to facilitate the deployment and development of signal boosters.

In 2011, the FCC’s rules were initially brought on to the floor and aimed at reduction of interference in wireless networks.

The sole purpose of a signal booster being a device connected to the cell phones that improve the connection with the towers specifically in areas where there is better service from the carriers.

Even after working comparatively best in that function, there is an argument put forward by FCC that they are also able to cause the interference with the key networks and also during “emergency and 911 calls”

Based on regulation by FCC, the leading carriers in the U.S. – Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile have agreed to render full permit to any customers who are willing to use the signal boosters.

Most of the devices available in the market for purchase come under FCC’s specification.

Some major sellers of signal booster posted “a prominent success not only concerning industry, but also for the customers who would completely be benefited from the enhanced level of security, safety, and most importantly satisfaction with the service provided by using a cell phone booster.”

Also, it was stated that carriers will not be charged for using a signal booster.

After passing these regulations, on February 20, 2013, the FCC issued a Report an Order stating the rules and policies to improve the wireless coverage for users, especially residing in rural, difficult and under served areas by extending the reach of signal boosters with an assurance of not