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In May, the FCC adopted rules to prohibit the recognition of test labs and Telecommunications Certification Bodies that are owned by or subject to the control and direction of a range of entities that the U.S. government has identified as untrustworthy, including foreign adversary governments. The FCC’s rules direct the Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) to withdraw the recognition from any such entity after providing notice. The FCC has issued notices to begin proceedings to withdraw recognition from seven test labs owned or controlled by the Chinese government. Specifically, the Commission’s initial investigation discovered that the following FCC-recognized labs were owned or controlled by a foreign adversary government: (1) Chongq

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