FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: PROMOTING THE INTEGRITY AND SECURITY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS CERTIFICATION BODIES, MEASUREMENT FACILITIES, AND THE EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 16 by Marlene Dortch, Secretary.

Summary: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) proposes and seeks comment on further measures to safeguard the integrity of the FCC's equipment authorization program. The Commission seeks comment on whether to extend recently adopted prohibitions to include entities subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign adversary or alternatively apply a presumption-of-prohibition to a ...