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The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has updated the Covered List to exempt specific foreign-produced drones, routers, robotic hardware, and power inverters following Department of War Conditional Approvals.
The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 26-74) modernizing the international Section 214 authorization regime to counter foreign adversary threats, impose 5% ownership disclosures, regulate cross-border infrastructure, and mandate cybersecurity baselines.
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology has granted a one-year waiver to NCTA permitting suppliers to make targeted Class I and Class II permissive hardware changes to previously authorized covered routers.
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology is seeking public comment on a petition by Reflex Technologies, Inc. (Tacit) requesting a waiver of Section 15.31(c) measurement procedures for a low-power, head-mounted silent speech radar device operating from 400 MHz to 3.1 GHz.
The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to reallocate and auction 25 megahertz of mid-band spectrum across the 1675–1695 MHz and 2020–2025 MHz bands for flexible terrestrial and direct-to-device wireless operations.
The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announced exemptions from the Covered List for specific foreign-produced uncrewed aircraft systems, advanced robotic devices, and power inverters following Department of War conditional approvals.
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology has granted in part a one-year waiver permitting Eagle Wireless Holdings to make Class I and Class II permissive hardware changes to Covered List routers to facilitate automated U.S. manufacturing.
The FCC has adopted a comprehensive Report and Order modernizing spectrum rules across the 450 MHz, 24 GHz, and 800 MHz bands to support uncrewed aircraft command links, ground-based drone detection radar, and next-generation in-flight commercial broadband.
A draft Fourth Report and Order and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking circulated by the FCC proposes new Covered List and Section 214 certifications for interconnected VoIP providers seeking direct access to telephone numbers.
The FCC has circulated a draft Third Report and Order and Fourth FNPRM in GN Docket No. 13-111, establishing a regulatory framework to deauthorize contraband wireless devices and license RF jamming systems within correctional facilities.
The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules requiring electronic device testing, certification, and accreditation activities to occur in the United States or countries offering reciprocal recognition, effective December 1, 2028.
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology has granted Askey Computer Corp. a one-year waiver of equipment authorization rules to permit targeted Class I and Class II hardware substitutions on foreign-produced routers on the Covered List.
The FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has released a Public Notice seeking public comment on label designs, a proposed three-year certification renewal cycle, and post-market surveillance rules under the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark Program.
The FCC announced an upcoming vote on final rules governing electronic device testing, limiting recognition to laboratories located in the United States or countries offering reciprocal recognition.
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology granted ASUSTeK Computer Inc. a one-year waiver of Sections 2.932(b) and 2.1043(b) to allow targeted Class I and Class II hardware substitutions on previously authorized routers on the Covered List.
The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announced new conditional approvals from the Department of War, exempting specific foreign-produced UAS, routers, power inverters, and robotic devices from the Covered List.
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology has granted Intel Corporation a one-year expedited waiver of equipment authorization rules to maintain specific Automated Guided Vehicles used in domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
The FCC has released the agenda for its Open Commission Meeting scheduled for October 29, 2026, covering spectrum auctions, Direct-to-Device rules, drone operations, equipment authorization test lab restrictions, and broadband vetting.
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology blocked two devices containing chips produced by Covered List entity HiSilicon, marking the first enforcement under new smart component authorization rules.
The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued a Notification of Harmful Interference to 421 NE 6TH ST LLC after an industrial signal booster caused interference to the City of Fort Lauderdale's public safety radio system.