Federal regulators are considering rules that would block U.S. approval of consumer electronics if key internal parts are made by companies on the agency’s national-security blacklist.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) draft, released July 1 and scheduled for a July 22 vote, is not final. The agency says the proposal remains under consideration and “does not constitute any official action” by the commission.
The proposal would reach beyond the brand name on a device and examine what is inside it: chips, modules, circuit boards, wireless components, and other digital hardware that can process or move data.
That means a phone, router, camera, drone, or smart-home device would not have to carry the name of Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision, Dahua, Hytera, or another company on the FCC Covered List to face scrutiny. If a listed company made a key internal component, the device could be barred from FCC authorization….
FCC Draft Would Bar Approval of Devices With Blacklisted Chips Inside
