- Allegations suggest coordinated operations linked to China/CCP are exploiting vulnerabilities to enter the U.S., while businesses tied to the CCP facilitate illicit trade.
- US investigates CCP influence in US infrastructure, leading to FCC actions limiting sales of CCP-linked telecom companies.
- Texas sued TP-Link over cyberattacks as the FCC instituted blanket bans on foreign routers.
FCC Denies Safety Authorizations for TP-Link Products Over Power Limits
What happened
The Federal Communications Commission denied safety authorizations for four TP-Link products after tentatively determining they exceeded power usage limits. The agency notified TP-Link on October 15 and requested correspondence explaining the discrepancy by October 30. These actions are part of broader enforcement under FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, targeting foreign tech manufacturers.
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Why it matters
If TP-Link does not resolve the FCC's concerns, it could face fines, seizure of inventory, and/or a sales injunction in the United States. This denial follows a March requirement by the FCC for companies making routers outside the U.S. to seek conditional approval, a measure implemented in response to 2024 cyberattacks by Chinese state-sponsored agents.
The FCC has been instituting blanket bans on foreign routers amid ongoing US investigations into Chinese Communist Party influence in US infrastructure.
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Who's involved
- Federal Communications CommissionIndependent U.S. government agency that denied the safety authorizations.
- Brendan CarrChairman of the Federal Communications Commission who oversees the enforcement actions.
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The entities involved
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Federal Communications Commission
independent U.S. government agency
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Brendan Carr
American lawyer, FCC commissioner (born 1979)