Following the FCC's discussion and adoption of two bills on strengthening the equipment regulatory process and identifying the impact of foreign adversaries on the communications industry at its public meeting on May 22, 2025, the official content of the relevant bills was officially released on the FCC website on May 27, 2025, with the following main contents:

• FCC 25-27: The two-part decision of the announcement, with Appendix A to be issued in accordance with the final rule, will prohibit entities on multiple lists and entities controlled by foreign adversary countries as defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce (10% or more of the state-owned assets) from participating in the FCC equipment certification process as FCC testing laboratories, TCBs, and accreditation agencies; Appendix B is a solicitation of comments considering whether to further prohibit all entities in the territory of a foreign adversary country from participating in the FCC equipment certification process;
• FCC 25-28: Comment on the requirement for all entities authorized by the FCC to submit ownership information, the reporting threshold is likely to refer to the 5% threshold adopted in FCC 25-27.

Both announcements are not currently posted on the Federal Register website, and a comment period will be provided after they are posted. These two policies will have a greater impact on the domestic information and communication industry, and it is recommended that relevant enterprises and institutions pay close attention and actively give feedback during the consultation period to defend their own rights and interests.

Click on the links above to view FCC 25-27 and FCC 25-28 respectively.

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.

On July 23, 2024, the FCC released document DA-24-712A1 to include Russia's Kaspersky company's cybersecurity and antivirus software in the covered list. So far, Kaspersky is still the only company on the covered list in terms of software. On February 12, 2025, the Telecommunications Certification Bodies Council (TCBC) published a best practice guidance document for software coverage lists. This document is intended to help guide manufacturers, laboratories, and TCBs in conducting due diligence to determine compliance with the requirements of the Covered List. The guide gives three examples of recommended declarations, how to assess compliance if the inherent compliance condition is not met, and how to deal with modular products.

Click this link to view the original guidance document.

On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice No. DA 25-219 to solicit comments on initiatives to deregulate the FCC rules in response to President Trump's call for administrative agencies to unleash the dynamism of prosperity through deregulation and related executive orders.

Click this link to view the original DA 25-219 notice, and the comment period is until 11 April 2025.

On March 6, 2025, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially issued a final rule on the unlicensed use of the 6 GHz band, following the publication of the third edition of the report and order numbered FCC 24-125 on December 13, 2024. The rule will go into effect on May 5, 2025.

Click this link to view the original Final Rule for FCC 24-125.

Act S.2114, the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act, was introduced to the U.S. Congress on June 22, 2023. The bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish a list of entities in which the adversary country has some ownership and holds authorizations, licenses, or other authorizations issued by the FCC. Since the term of the 118th National Assembly expires on January 3, 2025, the bill was automatically terminated because it was not passed during the term of office and did not become law.

Click on this link to see the details of the bill.

On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Federal Release website posted an update to the mandatory date for the 100% HAC requirement. After the update, the relevant date requirement is (the red text 13 replaced the previous 12):

• From December 14, 2026 to December 13 2028, Bluetooth coupling can be proprietary or universal Bluetooth protocol; After December 13 2028 only low-power-based universal Bluetooth protocols can be used;
• Before June 13 2028, non-national service providers should meet 85% of the HAC requirements and 100% of the HAC requirements thereafter.

Click this link to view the original announcement.

On December 13, 2024, the FCC issued a third edition of its report and order, numbered FCC 24-125, following a press release from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on October 8, 2024, to open the entire 6GHz band to very low power devices (VLPs). Based on the U-NII-5 and U-NII-7 already used, the report and command will allow VLP equipment to operate in the U-NII-6 (6.425-6.525 GHz) and U-NII-8 (6.875-7.125 GHz) bands in the 6 GHz band.

Click this link to view the original FCC 24-125 report and order.

On December 2, 2024, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a report and order numbered FCC 24-124, which modifies the emission limits for the 24.25-24.45 GHz and 24.75-25.25 GHz bands (collectively, the 24 GHz band). The report and order were posted on the Federal Register website on December 13, 2024, and will become effective on January 13, 2025.

The rules for the 24.25-24.45 GHz and 24.75-25.25 GHz bands (collectively referred to as the 24 GHz band) were revised in the Report and Order to implement certain decisions taken by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) in 2019. Specifically, the FCC modified the existing Part 30 to align with the limits of Resolution 750 adopted by WRC-19 to protect the passive band 23.6-24.0 GHz from interference from unnecessary emissions in the time frame after the adoption of WRC-19.

Click this link to view the original reports and orders posted on the Federal Register website.

On November 21, 2024, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued the second report and order to formally incorporate C-V2X technical specifications into the regulations issued by the FCC. These new regulations will help vehicles and infrastructure transition to more advanced communication technologies, enabling in-vehicle and roadside devices to operate C-V2X technology in the 5.9 GHz band to support Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).

Click this link to view the original published report and order. The report and order have not yet been posted on the Federal Register website.