Somos: Can Third Party Verification be Used on an LOA?

Responsible Organizations (Resp Orgs) that are using the Third Party Verification (TPV) capabilities in place of a wet signature on a Letter of Agency (LOA), Resp Orgs must review and certify that they comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Guidelines for TPV (Code of Federal Regulations Title 47, Chapter 1, Part 64, Subpart K; #3) in order to use TPV with Somos^®. To certify compliance, the Resp Org’s Primary Contact or Company Administrator must submit a Special Request to the Help Desk. This request must provide the following information:

1. The Company Name and the Entity ID (which is the first two characters of the Resp Org ID followed by 3 asterisks (e.g. BR***) of the Resp Org that is using TPV.
2. A statement confirming that the Resp Org has reviewed the Code of Federal Regulations Title 47, Chapter 1, Part 64, Subpart K; #3.
3. A statement verifying the Resp Org complies with the Code of Federal Regulations Title 47, Chapter 1, Part 64, Subpart K; #3.

Please Note: The Help Desk maintains a file of previously submitted Special Requests. Also, Somos does not verify the validity of TPV requests that have been submitted. Compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations Title 47, Chapter 1, Part 64, Subpart K; #3 is the responsibility of the Resp Org.

If you have any questions regarding the TPV process being used by a particular Resp Org, or a question about the compliance factor, an inquiry should be directed to the Primary Contact of that Resp Org.

Resp Orgs Approved to Use TPV with Somos

Resp Orgs who are listed in the following table have submitted a Special Request, stating that they have reviewed and comply with FCC Guidelines for TPV. These Resp Orgs are approved to use TPV with Somos.