2027 Agenda

The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau maintains a list, known as the “Covered List,” of communications equipment and services that are deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States. Equipment on the Covered List is prohibited from obtaining an equipment authorization from the FCC and thus may not be imported, marketed, sold, or operated in the United States. This presentation by a Washington D.C.-based communications attorney will explain the FCC’s Covered List, focusing on impacts to end users. It will also discuss general changes to the FCC’s equipment authorization program that end users should be aware of when considering equipment procurements.