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The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology has granted a one-year waiver to NTCA and ACA Connects members, allowing targeted Class I and Class II hardware permissive changes to previously authorized covered routers.
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology has granted Actiontec Electronics, Inc. a one-year waiver of Sections 2.932(b) and 2.1043(b) to allow targeted Class I and Class II permissive hardware changes on covered foreign-produced routers.
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology has granted CTIA a one-year waiver permitting its members and suppliers to make targeted Class I and Class II permissive hardware changes to foreign-produced consumer routers on the Covered List.
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology has partially granted a one-year waiver to USTelecom members, permitting targeted Class I and Class II hardware permissive changes for previously authorized covered routers and broadband gateways.
The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued a Notice of Apparent Liability proposing a $25,000 joint penalty against three individuals who operated radiofrequency jammers during a jewelry store burglary in Irving, Texas.
The FCC Media Bureau dismissed 36 low power FM applications linked to Stephen Wade Rathke and the Affiliated Media Foundation Movement due to noncompliance with LPFM localism requirements, and granted three mutually exclusive applications as singletons.
The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announced a Department of War Conditional Approval exempting ANSCER Robotics' AR250, AR650, and AR1250 platforms from the Covered List.
The FCC has issued a Public Notice in ET Docket No. 13-84 seeking public comment on radiofrequency exposure issues remanded by the D.C. Circuit in Environmental Health Trust v. FCC.
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology granted a one-year waiver to WNC Corporation permitting targeted Class I and Class II permissive hardware changes to foreign-produced consumer routers on the Covered List.
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology has granted Askey Computer Corp. a one-year waiver permitting targeted Class I and Class II hardware permissive changes for covered foreign-produced consumer routers facing supply chain constraints.
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is seeking public comment on a waiver request from Ocean Signal Ltd. to permit equipment authorization and use of its rescueME MOB2 MSLD under updated RTCM standards.
The FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology granted a conditional waiver of aeronautical mobile restrictions to support DOT testing of commercial wireless networks for aviation safety and drone integration.
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a Public Notice in ET Docket No. 13-84 seeking comment on targeted radiofrequency exposure issues remanded by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology has launched a consolidated prohibited entities list webpage to assist equipment authorization applicants, test labs, and TCBs in verifying compliance under 47 CFR Section 2.902.
The FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau updated the Covered List to reflect Department of War conditional approvals for specific ASUS and Comtrend routers and Husqvarna robotic platforms.
The FCC has released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update its Part 15 Subpart F ultra-wideband (UWB) rules, proposing revisions to transmitter definitions, measurement procedures, coordination requirements, and device categories.
The FCC has released a draft Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in WT Docket No. 25-217 aimed at streamlining National Environmental Policy Act compliance, narrowing Major Federal Action triggers, and decoupling historic preservation reviews.
The FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology have denied three extension requests in PS Docket No. 26-189, maintaining the September 2, 2026 public comment deadline.
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability proposing individual $188,491 forfeitures against Hytera Communications and ZTE Corporation for failing to fully disclose affiliated equipment producers under Section 2.903(d).
The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Report and Order establishing regulatory fee rates for Fiscal Year 2026 to collect $416,112,000 in accordance with statutory requirements.