On July 6, 2025, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on its Federal Register website that it will comprehensively ban the continued import and sale of certain communication devices that have been listed on the Covered List by 2024 or earlier. The ban will officially take effect on July 16, 2026. The announcement also notes that for devices partially used for security monitoring of "critical infrastructure" in the 2021 list, the ban will be temporarily deferred until the official definition of critical infrastructure is clearly defined (which will be provided in the third edition of the report and order regarding the Covered List). Additionally, the ban does not apply to devices newly added to the list after 2024.

Click this link to view the original announcement on the Federal Register website.