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New ATT Certification Rules in Bolivia

01–New ATT certification rules in Bolivia:

This update is led by ATT — the Autoridad de Regulación y Fiscalización de Telecomunicaciones y Transportes, Bolivia’s official regulator for telecom and radio equipment type approval — under Article 10 of the “Guidelines for the Registration and Approval of Telecommunications and ICT Equipment“.

Key timeline

  1. – January 28, 2026: ATT first published the updated certification list, reorganizing the original 8 major equipment categories
  2. – February 25, 2026: ATT completed a supplementary revision, formally adding a new IoT device category while streamlining the list structure. The new list is now officially in force

Transition arrangements:

  1. – Certification applications submitted before February 25 will still be reviewed under the old list rules
  2. – New applications submitted after February 25 must strictly follow the new list
  3. – The old list of January 2025 lapses in parallel. ATT also made clear: non-certification declaration documents will no longer be issued — clearance requires a valid certification certificate!

A side note: back in November 2024, ATT already extended the validity of certification certificates from 5 to 10 years! One certification covering nearly a decade is a genuine long-term benefit for companies.

02–Core changes

1. A new IoT device category!

This is the biggest highlight of the update! With the South American IoT market booming, ATT has finally brought previously unregulated IoT devices under mandatory certification:

  • – LoRaWan terminals and gateways
  • – RFID readers and tags
  • – Short-range devices (SRD)

What this means:

Many companies working in smart agriculture and smart warehousing used to assume their LoRa devices could enter Bolivia without certification — not anymore! ATT certification must be completed in advance; otherwise shipments are held directly at customs!

2. Ordinary FM/AM radios removed — no more mandatory certification!

ATT has also loosened up for small consumer devices: ordinary FM/AM broadcast receivers no longer require mandatory certification!

3. Greatly streamlined list structure

The old list contained complex category descriptions, and many companies could not tell which category their product fell into. This time ATT removed the redundant description column outright, classifying all equipment clearly by function so companies can self-check at a glance!

4. Non-certification declarations abolished entirely

Companies used to clear goods with an ATT “non-certification declaration”, claiming their products were not on the certification list. Now ATT has said it plainly: all equipment on the list must present a certification certificate to clear customs!

03–Which devices require certification under the latest 2026 list?

Complete list: the new list has 9 major categories, covering the vast majority of communications, networking, and IoT equipment:

1. Telephone equipment

– Fixed-line phones, mobile phones, satellite phones

– Cordless phones, fax machines, IP telephone terminals

– Various telephone access terminals

2. Television and broadcasting equipment

– VHF/UHF TV transmitters

– ISDB-Tb digital TV transmitters

– Digital TV codecs

– Satellite TV receiver decoders and descrambler dongles

3. Sound broadcasting equipment

– Various broadcast transmitters (FM/AM, shortwave, etc.)

– Professional broadcast receiving terminals (ordinary consumer FM/AM radios excluded)

4. Earth station equipment

– Fixed / mobile satellite earth stations (VSAT, BGAN)

5. Transceivers and transmitters

– Analog / digital trunking base station transceivers,

– Vehicle-mounted / portable transceivers,

– Base station transceivers,

– Microwave transceivers,

– Aeronautical / meteorological / maritime / security radars, etc.

6. Data network equipment

– Routers, switches, gateways, wireless APs, network cards, modems, data terminals, etc.

7. Multiplexers

– CMTS, DSLAM, PDH, SDH/SDH NG, general data multiplexers, WDM/DWDM/CWDM optical multiplexers, etc.

8. Optical line terminals (OLT)

– OLTs for PON systems, optical network units, and other optical communication terminal equipment

9. New IoT devices

– LoRaWan terminals and gateways

– RFID readers and tags

– Short-range devices (SRD)

Compliance note:

All telecom equipment imported, sold, or used in Bolivia must complete mandatory ATT type certification.

Certification accepts international test reports such as CE and FCC; local re-testing is generally not required.