In 1985, the Federal Communications Commission opened spectrum for unlicensed devices by establishing technical interference limits

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The Federal Communications Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology administers the United States equipment authorization program

Section 302 of the Communications Act grants the Federal Communications Commission statutory authority to regulate the radio frequency interference potential of radiating devices

Telecommunications Certification Bodies are required under United States regulations to be located in the United States or in a reciprocal economy

The Federal Communications Commission retains statutory authority to withdraw or decline recognition of a testing laboratory that fails to satisfy competency, independence, or national security requirements

Dairycom certified devices operating across radio frequency bands that exceeded the scope of the company's official regulatory accreditation

Congress amended Section 302 of the Communications Act to grant the Federal Communications Commission explicit authority to establish standards for private test laboratories and certification bodies

In 2025, the Federal Communications Commission restricted participation in equipment authorization for laboratories, certification bodies, and accreditation bodies owned or controlled by prohibited foreign entities

The Federal Communications Commission proposed a transition deadline of December 1, 2028, to stop recognizing testing laboratories located in non-reciprocal economies

Between 2007 and 2025, the share of Federal Communications Commission equipment authorization applications handled by testing firms in China increased from roughly 15% to approximately 82%

In 2007, testing firms located in the United States accounted for approximately 31% of Federal Communications Commission equipment authorization applications

In 2025, testing firms located in the United States accounted for less than 4% of Federal Communications Commission equipment authorization applications

The Federal Communications Commission recognizes testing laboratories for two-year intervals subject to biennial competency and procedure reviews by accreditors

Dairycom was ranked as the second-largest equipment certification body by volume in the Canadian telecommunications market

The United States person listed as Dairycom's technical reviewer at its Minnesota address swore under oath that Dairycom personnel never conducted technical testing or staffed the site

In the United States equipment authorization system, a testing laboratory measures device radio frequency emissions and potential service interference

In the United States equipment authorization system, an accreditation body evaluates whether testing laboratories and certification bodies are competent to perform their regulatory functions

Within 18 months of its October 2024 FCC approval, Dairycom certified almost 12,000 equipment authorization applications, becoming the fourth-largest Telecommunications Certification Body by volume in the Federal Communications Commission system

In April 2026, the Federal Communications Commission adopted measures establishing streamlined pre-approval paths for devices tested by trusted laboratories in the United States or reciprocal economies

The Federal Communications Commission laboratory in Columbia, Maryland oversees the equipment authorization program that processes tens of thousands of device applications annually

In the United States equipment authorization system, a Telecommunications Certification Body reviews technical records against Federal Communications Commission rules to issue device authorizations