# Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program

**Action Urgency Score:** 20/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Federal Communications Commission |
| Type | Proposed rule |
| Action | Proposed rule. |
| Published | 2026-08-07 |
| Comments close | 2026-09-08 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 47 CFR 1, 47 CFR 2, 47 CFR 15 |
| Summary | The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) issues a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on a broad set of additional measures to strengthen the security and integrity of its equipment authorization program. The measures include bifurcating the Covered List into producer/provider-based and production location-based categories; addressing "white labeling" of covered equipment; hardware and software bill of materials (HBOM/SBOM) disclosure requirements; further prohibitions or presumptions against authorizing equipment containing Covered List components or s |
| Document number | 2026-16197 |

## Why this score


Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16197/protecting-against-national-security-threats-to-the-communications-supply-chain-through-the). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T09:17:43.641Z.
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