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U.S. Lawmakers Expand FCC Trade Blacklist Under New Act

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. lawmakers unveiled the Communications and Technology Transparency Act to broaden the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) trade blacklist.
The bill expands the FCC Covered List to include information and communications technology or service (ICTS).
Products placed on the Covered List cannot be imported, marketed, or sold as new items in the United States.
Lenovo Group has been drawn into a patent dispute over memory devices amid heightened U.S. scrutiny.

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Story summary

U.S. lawmakers unveiled the Communications and Technology Transparency Act to broaden the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) trade blacklist.
The bill expands the FCC Covered List to include information and communications technology or service (ICTS).
Products placed on the Covered List cannot be imported, marketed, or sold as new items in the United States.
Lenovo Group has been drawn into a patent dispute over memory devices amid heightened U.S. scrutiny.