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FCC updates Covered List to Include foreign UAS and UAS critical components

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FCC updates Covered List to include foreign UAS and UAS critical components

December 23, 2025SSN Staff

WASHINGTON —In advance of several large mass gathering events in the United States, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup, America250 celebrations, and the 2028 LA Summer Olympics, the federal government has updated its covered list to include UAS and UAS components it deems a risk to national safety. In a press release issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), they additionally noted that, “Relying on foreign-made UAS threatens national security.” Following review...

Brendan Carr, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), national security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), unmanned aircraft system (UAS)


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SIA/FCC research reveals flawed spectrum proposal would cause public safety risks

September 15, 2025SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—A new research report, filed by the Security Industry Association (SIA) with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), details the risks of a proposal under consideration by the FCC that would restructure portions of the Lower 900 MHz band, which is used by billions of unlicensed, low-power devices. NextNav has petitioned the FCC to reconfigure the frequencies between 902-928 MHz (the Lower 900 MHz band) and grant the company a nationwide license for 15 megahertz of...

Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC), Don Erickson, Electronic Security Association (ESA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Lower 900 MHz band, Merlin Guilbeau, Michael McGinley, NextNav, Pericle Communications Company, Security Industry Association (SIA), Steve Butkovich, The Monitoring Association (TMA)


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Hikvision ordered to cease operations by Canadian government

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Hikvision ordered to cease operations by Canadian government

July 1, 2025SSN Staff

OTTAWA, Ontario — Hikvision has been ordered by the government to cease all Canadian operations and close its businesses in the country following an assessment of its practices. In a statement released on social media, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly announced her reasoning with the government having completed a National Security Review under its Investment Canada Act, determining that its continued operations would be “Injurious to Canada’s national...

Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Hikvision, Mélanie Joly, national security, Surveillance, telecom


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China vows to protect companies as US moves forward with ban

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China vows to protect companies as U.S. moves forward with ban

December 5, 2022SSN Staff

BEIJING – Following tighter restrictions imposed by the U.S. in the ban on Chinese telecom equipment, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has indicated it will safeguard the rights of its firms. In late November the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) introduced expanded restrictions on Chinese telecom equipment, naming five companies that will be subject to the ban including Huawei, Dahua, Hikvision, ZTE Corporation, and Hytera Communications. Last week during a...

Dahua, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Hikvision, Huawei, Hytera Communications, Katherine Tai, Meng Wanzhou, Shu Jueting, Wang Wentao, ZTE Corporation


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As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls

November 30, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor

You’ve read that title right. I’ve got the dulcet plucking of strings by Pat Metheny going on in the background as I write this, and it’s a rambling title for a rambling blog which I'll be getting to, but for now think of this as a tale of two governments. On Nov. 25, the FCC voted to expand the ban on monitoring hardware from several different Chinese companies, chief among them Huawei, and other familiar names you have likely read on this site. While this might seem like...

Dahua, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Hikvision, Homestead Strike, Huawei, Pat Metheny, Pinkerton, Securitas AB, security personnel, Telecommunications


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FCC expands ban on Chinese monitoring devices in unanimous vote

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FCC expands ban on Chinese monitoring devices in unanimous vote

November 28, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Nov. 25, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to expand its existing ban on telecommunications and monitoring equipment from Huawei and several other Chinese companies, citing unacceptable national security risks. Original limitations and bans on equipment sales for the companies began as early as late 2019 under the Trump administration and the Biden administration has thus far seen fit to expand those bans which include last Friday’s vote....

Dahua Technology, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, Huawei, Hytera Communications, Jessica Rosenworcel, monitoring equipment, supply chain, Telecommunications, ZTE Corporation


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Net neutrality a net loss for industry?

April 21, 2015Guest Blogger

Unless you have been living under a rock you have probably heard the debate over net neutrality. For all the talk there is very little understanding of how dangerous this obscure sounding policy would be to our economy. While our lobbyists seem to be focusing their efforts on adding language they view as favorable to our industry, our efforts instead should be to stop this regulation in its tracks.� While many will misleadingly try to convince you this is an effort to promote an “open...

ADS Security, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), John Cerasuolo, net neutrality


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Net neutrality ruling looks good so far, AICC says

March 11, 2015Amy Canfield

WASHINGTON—The recent FCC ruling on net neutrality appears to give security professionals a “level playing field,” but it remains to be seen if it will fully satisfy the industry, according to Lou Fiore, chairman of AICC. “For the services we use on the open Internet, it's good news that our traffic will be unblocked and unthrottled; it won't be slowed down. It's mainly for video that we need the higher speeds,” Fiore told Security Systems News. “The...

Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Lou Fiore, net neutrality


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AT&T's 2G shutdown in Oakland false alarm for industry

September 5, 2012Rich Miller

OAKLAND, Calif.—AT&T's move to partially disable its 2G service here at the end of August got the attention of California Alarm Association members, but the frequency blackout did not affect operations in the field, according to CAA Executive Director Jerry Lenander. AT&T, which announced on Aug. 3 that it would phase out its 2G networks nationwide by 2017, temporarily shut down its 850 MHz frequency on 16 cell towers in Oakland after city officials notified the company that the towers...

2G sunset, Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC), AT&T, California Alarm Association, California Alarm Association (CAA), CDMA, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), GSM, Jerry Lenander, Lou Fiore, Security Systems News (SSN)


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FCC steps up crackdown on cell jammers

March 23, 2012Rich Miller

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission is stepping up enforcement to halt the sale and use of radio jamming devices, which can indiscriminately interfere with cellular 911 calls and wireless signals from alarm devices. It is illegal to buy, sell or use signal jammers in the United States, but that doesn't stop consumers—including criminals who use the devices to disable alarm systems—from obtaining jammers online. They are available on many websites, with retailers...

Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Lou Fiore, Michele Ellison, radio jamming, Security Systems News (SSN)


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