Factual, readable coverage of FCC equipment authorization, enforcement, spectrum, supply-chain, and wireless regulatory publications.
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology has issued a Notice of Intent to begin proceedings to withdraw recognition of SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen) as an accredited RF device testing laboratory due to ownership links to the People's Republic of China.
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology has granted a waiver of Section 15.205(a) to Securaplane Technologies, Inc., permitting its aircraft wheel-well Range-Controlled Radar to operate with low-power non-spurious emissions within the 5.35-5.46 GHz restricted band.
The FCC Office of General Counsel issued a public notice identifying a prohibited written presentation submitted during the Sunshine Agenda period in ET Docket No. 24-136.
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology has extended until at least January 1, 2029, and expanded to Class II permissive changes, waivers allowing software and firmware updates that mitigate consumer harm on certain covered UAS, components, and routers.
At the SCSP AI+ Expo, FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty outlined policy priorities for unmanned aircraft systems and artificial intelligence, emphasizing spectrum access, domestic supply chains, and network security.
The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau updated the Covered List to reflect Department of War conditional approvals exempting specific Air6 System GmbH uncrewed aircraft systems and a Calix router model.
The FCC announced that leading e-commerce platforms have removed or blocked over 3 million listings for unauthorized covered equipment during the first six months of Operation Clean Carts.
The FCC and the Department of Justice have filed a reply brief in the Ninth Circuit arguing that SZ DJI Technology's petition for review must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction due to nonfinal and staff-level agency proceedings.
The FCC and the United States have moved to dismiss DJI's Ninth Circuit petition for review regarding the Covered List inclusion of foreign-produced UAS, citing pending administrative reconsideration and lack of full Commission review.
The FCC adopted a Second Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Second FNPRM to enhance the Equipment Authorization Program by creating fast-track PAG reviews for Trusted Test Labs, mandating employee location disclosures, and proposing restrictions on labs lacking reciprocal agreements.
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in WC Docket No. 26-82 proposing to exclude entities on the Covered List from blanket domestic Section 214 authority, restrict interconnection, and examine Part 15 unlicensed wireless rules.
The FCC and Department of Justice filed their respondents' brief in Hikvision USA v. FCC, defending the Commission's authority to limit existing equipment authorizations for devices posing national security risks.
The Federal Communications Commission has released the agenda for its Open Meeting scheduled for April 30, 2026, covering satellite spectrum sharing, robocall prevention, equipment authorization security, Section 214 national security rules, E-Rate portal implementation, and the audible crawl rule.
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology and Space Bureau have granted an own-motion waiver allowing legacy mobile devices authorized on or before June 29, 2024, to access Supplemental Coverage from Space services without separate Part 25 certification.
The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has updated the Covered List to exempt certain foreign-produced routers manufactured by eero LLC and Amazon following conditional approval from the Department of War.
The FCC has granted AST & Science, LLC authority to deploy and operate its 248-satellite constellation, approving Supplemental Coverage from Space operations in partnership with AT&T, Verizon, and FirstNet.
The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has updated the Covered List to exclude select routers from Netgear and Adtran as well as a UAS from Sees.ai following conditional approvals granted by the Department of War.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the tentative agenda for the April 30, 2026 Open Commission Meeting, covering satellite spectrum sharing, robocall prevention, device testing security, Section 214 national security exclusions, E-Rate portal bidding, and the Audible Crawl Rule.
The FCC has circulated a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in WC Docket No. 26-82 proposing to amend Section 63.01 of its rules to exclude entities on the Covered List from blanket domestic Section 214 telecommunications authority.
A draft Second Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Second FNPRM in ET Docket No. 24-136 outlines fast-track Pre-Approval Guidance reviews for Trusted Test Labs, foreign employee disclosure rules, and proposed limits on labs in non-reciprocal countries.
