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

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

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

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

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

Testing laboratories recognized by the Federal Communications Commission are required to hold ISO/IEC 17025 technical competence accreditation

Federal Communications Commission regulations require test results submitted in an equipment authorization application to be signed under penalty of perjury by the person who conducted or supervised the testing

In October 2024, Dairycom was approved as a Telecommunications Certification Body in the Federal Communications Commission system under a registered Minnesota address

The Federal Communications Commission proposed a rule to stop recognizing testing laboratories, certification bodies, and accreditation bodies located in non-reciprocal economies