Resolution 1985 EXENTA

ESTABLISHES THE TECHNICAL NORM FOR SHORT-RANGE DEVICES

N° 1,985 exempt.— Santiago, October 6, 2017.

Having seen:

a) Decree-Law N° 1,762 of 1977, which created the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications;

b) Law N° 18,168, General Telecommunications Law;

c) Exempt Resolution N° 755 of 2005, amended by Exempt Resolutions N° 840 (2007); N° 666 (2008); N° 110, N° 3,403 and N° 7,232, all from 2010; N° 4,099 (2011); N° 2,094 and N° 3,482, both from 2013; N° 2,314 and N° 4,758, both from 2014; N° 5,591 (2015); N° 1,878 (2016); and N° 56 and N° 1,061, both from 2017, all of the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications;

d) Exempt Resolution N° 1,261 of 2004 of the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications, and its amendments;

e) Exempt Resolution N° 3,103 of 2012 of the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications, and its amendments;

f) Resolution N° 1,600 of 2008 of the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic, setting rules on exemption from the formal legality review procedure; and,

Considering:

That Exempt Resolution N° 755 of 2005 of the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications has had multiple amendments making it difficult to understand, disseminate and apply by the general public, and in use of my legal powers:

I resolve:

The following technical norm for short-range devices is established.

Article 1 — Literal header + narrative summary of letters a-k

Radiocommunication equipment described in this technical norm must comply with the operating parameters indicated for each case, even when they are part of a technical project for a concession or permit, without prejudice to being part of a telecommunications service. [Text replaced by numeral 1 of Article one of Resolution 737/2025.]

— The following paragraphs are a NARRATIVE SUMMARY of Article 1, not a verbatim transcription. The original text of Resolution 1985/2017 accompanies each letter with tables of frequency bands, power limits and operating conditions that require considerable space and can be consulted in the official BCN PDF linked above. Per-letter data is surfaced in this site in more suitable formats (see the /en/technology/ and /en/devices/ hubs). —

a) Portable transceivers (CB radios, FRS/GMRS walkie-talkies) operating in bands such as 26,960-27,410 kHz; 40.66-40.70 MHz; 433.05-434.79 MHz; 462.540-462.740 MHz; 467.550-467.725 MHz; and punctual frequencies around 49 MHz.

b) Remote controls (car keys, door openers, garage remotes) in bands ranging from 117 kHz to 434.79 MHz, excluding model aircraft.

c) Wireless microphones in the 29.8-43.5 MHz and 216-217 MHz bands.

d) Cordless telephones in multiple bands from 1,620 kHz to 5,850 MHz, with specific requirements for the local-band service.

e) RFID equipment / inductive applications (radio-frequency identification, NFC, access control) in bands from 119 kHz to 2,483.5 MHz.

f) Radio alarms / motion sensors at nominal frequencies 915, 2,450, 5,800, 10,525 and 24,125 MHz.

g) Medical Implant Communication Systems (MICS) equipment and medical data-acquisition devices — the only ones that retain formal certification before SUBTEL.

h) Other medical equipment in various frequency bands — also with formal certification before SUBTEL.

i) Vehicle radar systems in 24,000-24,250 MHz, 76-77 GHz and 77-81 GHz bands.

j) Other equipment — includes WiFi and spread spectrum (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz), miscellaneous low-power devices, 915/913/925 MHz bands, 57-64 GHz fixed service, ultra-wideband (UWB), 71-76/81-86 GHz, 57-71 GHz, radar level sensors and 169 MHz telemetry.

k) Internet of Things (IoT) devices in 433, 868, 915 MHz, 2.4 and 5 GHz bands, with frequency-sharing mechanisms.

— End of narrative summary. For the literal text of each letter with its frequency and power tables, consult the official BCN PDF linked above. —

Article 2 — Certification and QR regime (amended by Resolution 737/2025)

The current text of Article 2 is the one established by numeral 15 of Article one of Resolution 737/2025, with the amendments introduced by Resolution 2219/2025. This text no longer requires formal prior certification for most devices; instead it sets out a self-verification regime with a QR code and compliance webpage. The full current text can be read in the "Official text" section of the Resolution 737 page on this site.

Letters g) and h) — medical devices — still require formal certification by SUBTEL. The rest (a, b, c, d, e, f, i, j, k) move to the QR regime.

Article 3 — Interference

Equipment operating under the provisions of this norm shall not cause interference to legally established and authorized telecommunications services.

Such equipment shall also not be entitled to protection from interference caused to them by other authorized services.

In case of harmful interference to authorized telecommunications services, transmissions must cease immediately until the problem is corrected.

Users are responsible for installing the necessary protection mechanisms. The Undersecretariat of Telecommunications may inspect at any time compliance with the requirements and obligations contained in this regulation and may order the cessation of transmissions if they interfere with authorized services. [Phrase "inspect at any time" added by numeral 16 of Article one of Resolution 737/2025.]

Article 4 — Sanctions (amended by Resolution 737/2025)

Breach of the requirements and obligations set out in this norm shall give rise to the sanctioning procedure established in Title VII of the General Telecommunications Law. [Text replaced by numeral 17 of Article one of Resolution 737/2025. Law 18,168 provides for sanctions ranging from warnings to fines of up to 5,000 UTM, without prejudice to market removal and sales bans.]

Article 5 — Repeal

Exempt Resolution N° 755 of 2005 of the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications and its subsequent amendments are hereby repealed.

Any reference made by other regulations to Exempt Resolution N° 755 of 2005 or any of its amendments shall be understood as made to this resolution.

Article 6 — Laboratory requirements (amended by Resolution 737/2025)

Informes de Ensayo or Test Reports that the manufacturer or importer must submit, as indicated in Article 2, shall be accepted only if they come from laboratories that hold at least one international accreditation ensuring the quality and objectivity of their tests. The corresponding accreditations must be stamped on every page of the respective Informe de Ensayo or Test Report. [Text adjusted by numeral 18 of Article one of Resolution 737/2025.]