FCC moves to ban Chinese labs from testing electronics sold in the US

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Cutting corners: Not content with banning sales of high-end AI chips to China and imposing 145% tariffs on many imports from the country, the US government is now trying to stop companies from using Chinese labs to test electronic devices available in the United States. FCC chairman Brendan Carr writes that before any electronic devices, such as smartphones or computers, can be imported or sold in the US, they must be tested at a lab to ensure compliance with FCC regulations. This testing covers the likes of power levels and operating frequencies. The FCC's equipment authorization regulations are also designed to address national security issues, which include prohibiting banned devices from Huawei and ZTE from being approved for sale in the US. Carr writes that there is a loophole in the process: the FCC had not required the labs that test these devices to be "trustworthy actors." As ... Read full article.