WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Federal Communications Commission has issued a rule called: Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 11 by Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
Summary: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) takes further steps to strengthen its equipment authorization program against national security risks to the communications supply chain. The Commission closes a component-part loophole by prohibiting authorization of devices that incorporate logic-bearing hardware components produced by an entity identified on the Commission's Covered Li...