PTCRB (PCS Type Certification Review Board) is a type certification evaluation committee for personal communication services, which was established by North American mobile operators in 1997.

PTCRB (PCS Type Certification Review Board) is a type certification evaluation committee for personal communication services, which was established by North American mobile operators in 1997. Operators are no longer limited to North America, but include mobile operator members worldwide. Its purpose is to provide type certification for terminal products and templates including Cellular GERAN (GSM), UTRAN (UMTS), and E-UTRAN (LTE).

In order to ensure that your mobile phone or communication device can work on the mobile network of a PTCRB operator, your device must be certified by PTCRB. This is also to ensure that your product matches the mobile standards of your carrier's network. Therefore, for equipment products that are not PTCRB certified, PTCRB operators will prevent the product from operating and working on their network.