FCC Launches First National Security Drone Revocation Proceeding, Separately Targets Test Lab

This alert highlights two significant and timely national security enforcement actions at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). For the first time, the agency launched a proceeding to revoke a drone company’s equipment authorizations over false U.S. production claims. It also opened another proceeding to withdraw a test lab’s FCC recognition following allegations that it submitted falsified test reports. The proceedings are the latest in the FCC’s broader push to tighten enforcement around national security risks, and they carry implications for companies certifying Covered List compliance and for those whose equipment authorizations relied on the affected test lab.

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