On 9 July 2025, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) solicited public comments on the design and key technical parameters for the 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) band allocation.

Click on this link to view the original public consultation, and the comment period is until 20 August 2025.

On July 8, 2025, at the request of CTIA, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a public consultation on the extension of a temporary volume control standard for the certification of hearing aid compatibility for mobile phones. In the order numbered DA-23-914, the waiver requirement is in effect until September 29, 2025. In the request document submitted to the FCC, CTIA also mentioned that the revision of the new volume control standard is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026, so the extension waiver request is still recommended to be provisional.

Click on this link to view the original public consultation, the comment period is until 18 July 2025.

On July 7, 2025, the Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs (KOMDIGI) issued a draft ministerial decree listing telecommunications tools and other equipment with telecommunication capabilities that must comply with Indonesian technical standards and be certified. This move aims to implement the provisions of Article 33 of the Ministry of Communications and Information Regulation No. 3 of 2024 on the certification of telecommunications equipment.

The draft covers the following:

• Identification of a list of telecommunications equipment and/or telecommunications equipment that must comply with technical standards, including other tools and/or equipment with telecommunications functions;
• The list of telecommunications equipment and/or telecommunication devices and other tools and/or equipment with telecommunication functions shall be compiled on the basis of the customs HS code in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations;
• The introduction of the customs HS code in the Ministerial Decree is only used as a means of administrative supervision, and is not used as a reference for determining the HS code of the type of goods in the customs settlement process.
• If telecommunications equipment and/or telecommunications installations and other tools and/or equipment with telecommunications functions are not already listed in the annex to this Ministerial Decree, they are still required to comply with the technical standards;
• This draft Ministerial Decree shall enter into force within 30 (thirty) calendar days from the date of its determination.  

Click this link to view the original request for comments, which is open until 20 July 2025.

On 26 June 2025, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) of India issued a notice announcing that the deadline for ILAC test reports for non-border sharing countries could be extended until 31 December 2025 for specific products. These test reports should be issued within two years from the date of submission to the MTCTE portal. Related products include:

• cellular base stations;
• SIM card;
• Very High Frequency (VHF) Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) radio equipment systems;
• E-band fixed radio relay system.

Click this link to view the original TEC notice.

On June 26, 2025, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) of India issued a notice updating the documentation requirements and exemptions for PON series broadband devices under MTCTE. The updates include extending the protocol test exemption period for any PON interface from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2025, and extending the acceptance period for applicant/original equipment manufacturer (OEM) self-declaration of conformity for Automatic Laser Shutdown (ALS) or Automatic Power Shutdown (APSD) from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

Click this link to view the original TEC notice.

On 26 June 2025, the Telecommunications Engineering Centre (TEC) of India issued a notice announcing the extension of the general exemption (no test report required) for the following products in the MTCTE certification scheme until 31 December 2025 or until further notice.

• mobile wireless trunking systems;
• cellular repeaters;
• Precision Timing Protocol (PTP) master equipment;
• Very High Frequency (VHF) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio system equipment;
• PTP PMP Microwave Fixed Radio System;
• ADSLx；
• VDSLx；
• optical fiber (single-mode);
• Fiber optics (cables);
• high-frequency radio systems;
• GSO VSAT/GSO user terminals;
• NGSO Endpoints/NGSO Integration Gateways.

Click this link to view the original TEC notice.

On June 25, 2025, the National Radio Research Agency (RRA) of South Korea issued Announcement 2025-44 for public comment on the draft revision of the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) standard, which is as follows:

• Specific absorption rate (SAR) measurements will be based on the national standard KS C3350 (paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the draft);
• The implementation date of the announcement is April 1, 2026, and the announcement provides transitional measures (Articles 1 and 2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Draft) to ensure that products before the implementation date are subsequently found to be compliant;
• Clarify the numbers of specific clauses in the administrative provisions (standards for electromagnetic wave human protection) related to the scope of application of the announcement, and revise the relevant terms (Article 2 of the Draft);
• editorial revisions to the provisions, including the deletion of unnecessary abbreviations and article numbers, the removal of repetitive terms, and the addition of Korean indications to the names of standardization bodies (Articles 1, 2, 3.1 and 2 of the draft);

Click on this link to view the original public consultation, and the comment period is until 25 August 2025.

On June 17, 2025, the National Communications Authority of Argentina (ENACOM) issued Resolution 928/2025. The resolution uses the 414-415 MHz and 424-425 MHz frequency bands for the Radio Link Centralized System (SRCEP) for private use.

Click on this link to view the original text of Resolution 928/2025.

On June 17, 2025, the Telecommunications Certification Bodies Council (TCBC) forwarded a notice from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) by mail, announcing that as of June 30, 2025, applications containing multiple product marketing names (PMNs) will no longer be allowed to be submitted in a single field. Such applications will be considered as series applications and must be submitted in a series manner. Applications submitted on or after June 30, 2025, containing multiple PMNs in a single field, will be returned to the certification body for amendment.

Click this link to view the original TCBC notice.

On June 12, 2025, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a final rule on the federal register website to regulate the use of spectrum in the 37 GHz low band and above 24 GHz in mobile radio services. The rule will free up 600MHz of spectrum resources to support flexible fixed/mobile uses, including fixed wireless broadband and the Internet of Things (IoT). The new rules will come into effect on July 14, 2025. Click this link to view the original announcement.

The FCC also issued the Sponsoring Proposal Rules (FNPRM), which mainly involve:

• Stricter emission limits for the Ultra-High Band Flexible Service (UMFUS) in the frequency band above 37 GHz;
• Complementing the Final Rule with Supplemental Provisions;
• Replace the existing coordination mechanism with a dynamic spectrum management system (DSMS);
• Corrected the error of the power flux density (PFD) parameter in the UMFUS technical rules.

Click this link for the original FNPRM proposal, which is open for public comment until July 14, 2025.