The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has initiated proceedings to withdraw recognition from multiple test laboratories.
In seven separate Notices of Intent issued in early September, the FCC notified test laboratories of its intent to withdraw their recognitions as FCC-accredited facilities. The laboratories affected include CVC Testing, CVC Testing Shanghai, Chongqing Academy of Information and Communications, CQC Internet of Vehicles Technical Service Co. Ltd., TTL CAICT, TUV Rheinland-CCIC Ningbo Co. Ltd., and UL-CCIC.
According to the FCC, the basis for its action is that these companies are “owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of” entities under prohibitions established in rules adopted in May 2025.
Additionally, four other laboratories—CESI (Guangzhou) Standards, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology (SIMT), and CCIC Southern Testing Co., Ltd.—have had their recognitions expire or renewal requests denied since the new rules were adopted.
The FCC’s rules, which took effect in September, prohibit the recognition of test labs and Telecommunications Certification Bodies that are owned by or subject to the control and direction of foreign adversary governments.
The FCC’s Notices of Intent are available at
- https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-794A1.pdf (for TTL CAICT)
- https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-795A1.pdf (for Chongqing)
- https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-796A1.pdf (for TUV Rheinland/CCIC (Ningbo)
- https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-797A1.pdf (for UL-CCIC Company Limited)
- https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-798A1.pdf (for CQC Testing Technology)
- https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-798A1.pdf (for CVC, Letter 1)
- https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-800A1.pdf (for CVC Testing, Letter 2)
