The FCC has published the tentative agenda for its May 2025 Open Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. ET, and will be livestreamed at www.fcc.gov/live and available on the FCC’s YouTube channel. The agenda includes the following items:
Safeguarding the Equipment Authorization Process from Bad Labs (ET Docket No. 24-136) – The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would strengthen requirements and oversight relating to telecommunications certification bodies (TCBs), measurement facilities (test labs), and accreditation bodies to help ensure the integrity of these entities for purposes of the FCC’s equipment authorization program, to better protect national security, and to advance the Commission’s comprehensive strategy to build a more secure and resilient communications supply chain.
Identifying Foreign Adversary Ownership Stakes (GN Docket No. 25-166) – The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to require holders of covered Commission-issued licenses, authorizations, or approvals to certify whether they are owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary and, if so, to disclose foreign ownership interests and the nature of the foreign adversary ownership and control.
Opening Up Spectrum for Satellite Broadband (GN Docket No. 22-352, WT Docket No. 23-158, GN Docket No. 14-177) – The Commission will consider a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that explores ways that the 12.7-13.25 GHz and 42.0-42.5 GHz bands could be used more intensively by satellite communications, as an alternative or a complement to the previous proposals for terrestrial wireless communications in these bands.
