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Matt BlazeonMastodon7d ago
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/116280575943263005
You might wonder how it is the FCC regulates Internet routers. It's complicated.
First, FCC certification has long been required for virtually all microprocessor-equipped electronics, to ensure compliance with RF emission limits.
Then, in 2020, Congress enacted 47 USC § 1601, the "secure networks act", which requires the FCC to maintain a list of networking equipment determined to pose risks to national security: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/1601
Equipment on the list can't receive FCC certification.
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Analysis Summary
This is solid technical explanation of dual FCC authority over routers. Both claims check out: microprocessor gear needs RF compliance certification, and the 2020 Secure Networks Act created a separate national security blacklist. Equipment on the list loses certification eligibility. The post is well-sourced and contextualizes how two separate regulatory mechanisms work together.
Claims Analysis (4)
“FCC certification has long been required for virtually all microprocessor-equipped electronics, to ensure compliance with RF emission limits”
Confirmed by FCC regulations and multiple compliance sources
“in 2020, Congress enacted 47 USC § 1601, the "secure networks act"”
Enacted March 12, 2020 and signed into law by President Trump
“which requires the FCC to maintain a list of networking equipment determined to pose risks to national security”
FCC publishes Covered List of equipment/services posing national security risks
“Equipment on the list can't receive FCC certification”
FCC clarified it will no longer review or approve equipment authorization for listed equipment
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