Covered List
A list of equipment maintained by the U.S. FCC under the Secure Equipment Act. Devices on the list are deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security, and new models of such equipment are ineligible for FCC equipment authorization, effectively barring them from the U.S. market.
Core Facts
Timeline (last 90 days)
The Covered List was originally established under the 2019 Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act to protect the communications network supply chain.
A Chinese manufacturer may be placed on both the Entity List (unable to buy American chips) and the Covered List (unable to sell its products into the U.S. market).
The FCC Covered List differs from the Commerce Department's Entity List: the former blocks products from entering the U.S. market by cutting off FCC equipment authorization, while the latter targets specific companies with export controls
All Facts (3)
The FCC Covered List differs from the Commerce Department's Entity List: the former blocks products from entering the U.S. market by cutting off FCC equipment authorization, while the latter targets specific companies with export controls
65%UnverifiedThe Covered List was originally established under the 2019 Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act to protect the communications network supply chain.
50%UnverifiedA Chinese manufacturer may be placed on both the Entity List (unable to buy American chips) and the Covered List (unable to sell its products into the U.S. market).
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