FCC to Vote on Broad Testing Lab Ban at April Open Meeting

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2026 – The Federal Communications Commission’s approach to so-called “bad labs” is about to get a whole lot bigger.

The FCC plans to vote on a new rule that would essentially ban electronic device testing in countries without reciprocal testing agreements in the United States. The vote is expected to occur at the agency’s open meeting on April 30.

This step would be a dramatic increase of pressure on countries with so-called “bad labs,” or product testing facilities which the FCC has targeted as a national security threat due to their ownership or proximity with countries designed as “foreign adversaries."

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