The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has continued its regulatory action regarding testing laboratories with foreign government ties.
In a press release issued in late September, the Commission announced that it had denied recognition applications from four separate laboratories that it says are “controlled by the government of China.” According to the FCC, each of these “bad labs” is a “state-owned enterprise” operating under the supervision of China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC).
“Foreign adversary governments should not own and control the labs that test the devices the FCC certifies as safe for the U.S. market,” said FCC Chair Brendan Carr. “This is an important step in restoring trust in the Commission’s equipment authorization process.”
The FCC’s latest action follows similar enforcement measures earlier in the month when the Commission withdrew recognitions or denied applications from 15 different testing laboratories.
The FCC’s press release announcing its updated enforcement actions is available at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-414863A1.pdf.