1.1 Background

This Type Approval Policy for Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (RTTE) is issued by the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) in accordance with Qatar Decree-Law No. 34/2006 on the promulgation of the Telecommunications Law.

Type Approval is the procedure by which RTTE is authorized by ictQATAR to be imported into or to be used in Qatar and involves verification of the equipment’s compliance with the applicable standards and requirements.

The Telecommunications Law provides a legal mandate and the authority to ictQATAR to establish an effective Type Approval Regime for RTTE (Article 2.11 and Article 4.5) and to determine the technical standards or specifications for the RTTE or their types and the approval requirements and procedures (Chapter 12).

1.2 Scope

The Type Approval Policy covers all types of Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment. Such equipment is referred to collectively herein as Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (RTTE).