"Extending the waiver to 2029 will "give the Commission an opportunity to consider a rulemaking on this subject," and reduce "potential harm to the public interest," the FCC engineering office said. The office said it will recommend making the waiver permanent for existing equipment on the Covered List and "any future covered equipment with similar characteristics.""
Devices on the Covered List require FCC waivers to continue receiving software and firmware updates. The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology extended a waiver allowing certain uncrewed aircraft systems, critical components, and routers produced abroad and previously authorized for U.S. use to receive updates until January 1, 2029. The waiver covers software and firmware updates that maintain functionality, patch vulnerabilities, and support compatibility with different operating systems. The FCC engineering office will recommend to the full Commission that the waiver be codified through a rulemaking, which could make the waiver permanent with possible conditions. The update also extends coverage to Class II permissive changes, expanding beyond the original Class I scope.
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