In May, the FCC adopted rules to prohibit the recognition of test labs and Telecommunications Certification Bodies that are owned by or subject to the control and direction of a range of entities that the U.S. government has identified as untrustworthy, including foreign adversary governments. The FCC’s rules direct the Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) to withdraw the recognition from any such entity after providing notice. The FCC has issued notices to begin proceedings to withdraw recognition from seven test labs owned or controlled by the Chinese government. Specifically, the Commission’s initial investigation discovered that the following FCC-recognized labs were owned or controlled by a foreign adversary government: (1) Chongqing Academy of Information and Communications; (2) CQC Internet of Vehicles Technical Service Co. Ltd.; (3) CVC Testing Technology Co., Ltd.; (4) CVC Testing Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.; (5) TTL CAICT; (6) TUV Rheinland-CCIC Ningbo Co. Ltd.; and (7) UL-CCIC. Such entities must respond to the notices by October 14 to demonstrate why the Commission should not begin proceedings to withdraw their recognition on the basis that the companies are owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of a prohibited entity.
Additionally, the recognition of each of the following “bad labs” has expired and will not be renewed: (1) CESI (Guangzhou) Standards; (2) China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT); (3) Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology (SIMT); and (4) CCIC Southern Testing Co., Ltd.
