Federal Communications Commission DA 26-673 DA 26-673 Released: July 7, 2026 FCC’S PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF CERTAIN SERVICES OF DIGITALSYSTEM TECHNOLOGY INC. TO FCC COVERED LIST WC Docket No. 18-89, ET Docket No. 21-232, EA Docket No. 21-233 The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) maintains a list of equipment and services (Covered List) that have been determined to “pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons.” Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, Pub. L. No. 116-124, 133 Stat. 158 (2020) (codified as amended at 47 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1609) (Secure Networks Act); 47 CFR §§ 1.50002, 1.50003. Pursuant to section 2 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (Secure Networks Act) 47 U.S.C. § 1601. and sections 1.50002(a) and 1.50003 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 1.50002(a), 1.50003; see also Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs, WC Docket No. 18-89, Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 14284 (2020) (Supply Chain Second Report and Order). PSHSB announces the addition of certain services provided by Digitalsystem Technology Inc. (Digitalsystem) to the Covered List. Specifically, this action applies to Digitalsystem’s international telecommunications services that are subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934 (Communications Act). We make this addition to the Covered List based on a determination made by an Executive Branch interagency body with appropriate national security expertise, including appropriate national security agencies. See 47 U.S.C. § 1601(c)(1) and (4). The Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of War comprise the members of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector (the Committee), formerly known as Team Telecom. See Exec. Order No. 13913 of April 4, 2020, 85 Fed. Reg. 19643, Executive Order on Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (Apr. 4, 2020). In the Supply Chain Second Report and Order, the Commission identified Team Telecom as an executive branch interagency group that routinely provides the Commission with expert national security advice. See Supply Chain Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14312-13, para. 61. Specific Determination. On April 3, 2026, the FCC received a recommendation from the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector (the Committee) to deny Digitalsystem’s application for authorization to provide international telecommunications services under section 214 of the Communications Act (Recommendation). The Committee recommended denying the application due to “the unmitigable and unacceptable risks to the national security and law enforcement interests of the United States.” Recommendation of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector to Deny the Application, File No. ITC-214-20240326-00054, at 6 (filed Apr. 2, 2026). (Committee Recommendation). The Committee Recommendation is available via the International Communications Filing System (ICFS) by searching for ITC-214-20240326-00054 and accessing “Pleadings & Comments.” In summary, the Committee determined that: (1) the services that Digitalsystem is seeking to provide pose risks to the United States because they could be exploited by the PRC and Hong Kong-based threat actors to the detriment of U.S. interests; (2) Digitalsystem’s planned service offerings, proposed partnerships, and existing and potential relationships with service providers exacerbate these risks; and (3) mitigation measures are infeasible in light of the inconsistent and changing responses by Digitalsystem, which undermine the candor and reliability required of any national-security mitigation partner, and Digitalsystem’s business plans. Committee Recommendation at 28; see also id. at 1-2. After reviewing this Recommendation and allowing Digitalsystem an opportunity to respond, the Commission denied Digitalsystem’s application, agreeing with the Committee that, among other things, foreign adversary control of Digitalsystem posed “substantial and unacceptable national security and law enforcement risks.” Digitalsystem Technology Inc. Application for Global Facilities-Based and Global Resale International Telecommunications Authority Pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, ITC-214-20240326-00054, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 26-44, para. 16 (Jul. 7, 2026). The Covered List. We find that the Recommendation constitutes a “specific determination” that Digitalsystem’s international telecommunications services “pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons” pursuant to section 2 of the Secure Networks Act. 47 U.S.C. § 1601(c). Therefore, we conclude that the Commission is required to place the services in this determination on the Covered List. 47 U.S.C. § 1601(b)-(d). We update the Covered List to include: “International telecommunications services provided by Digitalsystem Technology Inc., subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934.” The inclusion of these services on the Covered List extends to services of subsidiaries and affiliates of Digitalsystem. The updated Covered List is attached as Appendix A to this Public Notice and is published on the Bureau’s website at https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist. The FCC website also contains a list of certain affiliates and subsidiaries of entities identified on the Covered List. The list of affiliates and subsidiaries does not constitute a comprehensive list of all entities that the Commission may find, upon further examination, to qualify as relevant subsidiaries or affiliates of entities on the Covered List. Those entities, whether or not they currently provide covered communications equipment or services, are subject to the Commission’s prohibitions, such as the prohibition against obtaining authorizations for covered equipment. See Reminder: Communications Equipment And Services On The Covered List Pose An Unacceptable Risk To National Security, National Security Advisory No. 2025-01, DA 25-927, note 3 (PSHSB Oct. 14, 2025). The list of devices that have been granted Conditional Approvals is available at https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist#conditional-approvals. The Recommendation is attached as Appendix B to this Public Notice. For further information, please contact Chris Smeenk at Chris.Smeenk@fcc.gov or 202-418-1630, or Rebecca Clinton at Rebecca.Clinton@fcc.gov or 202-418-7815, Attorney Advisors, Operations and Emergency Management Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. 2 APPENDIX A COVERED LIST (Updated July 7, 2026)*†± Covered Equipment or Services* Date of Inclusion on Covered List Telecommunications equipment produced or provided by Huawei Technologies Company, including telecommunications or video surveillance services produced or provided by such entity or using such equipment. March 12, 2021 Telecommunications equipment produced or provided by ZTE Corporation, including telecommunications or video surveillance services provided or provided by such entity or using such equipment. March 12, 2021 Video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced or provided by Hytera Communications Corporation, to the extent it is used for the purpose of public safety, security of government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, including telecommunications or video surveillance services produced or provided by such entity or using such equipment. March 12, 2021 Video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced or provided by Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, to the extent it is used for the purpose of public safety, security of government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, including telecommunications or video surveillance services produced or provided by such entity or using such equipment. March 12, 2021 Video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced or provided by Dahua Technology Company, to the extent it is used for the purpose of public safety, security of government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, including telecommunications or video surveillance services produced or provided by such entity or using such equipment. March 12, 2021 Information security products, solutions, and services supplied, directly or indirectly, by AO Kaspersky Lab or any of its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates. March 25, 2022 International telecommunications services provided by China Mobile International USA Inc. subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934. March 25, 2022 Telecommunications services provided by China Telecom (Americas) Corp. subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934. March 25, 2022 International telecommunications services provided by Pacific Networks Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet (USA) LLC subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934. September 20, 2022 International telecommunications services provided by China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934. September 20, 2022 Cybersecurity and anti-virus software produced or provided by Kaspersky Lab, Inc. or any of its successors and assignees. July 23, 2024 Uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components produced in a foreign country††—except: (a) UAS and UAS critical components included on the Defense Contract Management Agency’s (DCMA’s) Blue UAS Cleared List, until January 1, 2027;# (b) UAS and UAS critical components that qualify as “domestic end products” under the Buy American Standard, 48 CFR 25.101(a), until January 1, 2027; (c) devices which have been granted a Conditional Approval by DoW or DHS; and (d) foreign-produced “Toy Drones,” as defined in the National Security Determination, and “Toy Drones that contain foreign-produced components.” All communications and video surveillance equipment and services listed in Section 1709(a)(1) of the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 118-159). December 22, 2025 Updated: January 7, 2026 Updated: March 18, 2026 Updated: June 15, 2026 Routers^ produced in a foreign country, except routers which have been granted a Conditional Approval by DoW or DHS. March 23, 2026 International telecommunications services provided by Digitalsystem Technology Inc., subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934. July 7, 2026 *The inclusion of producers or providers of equipment or services named on this list should be read to include the subsidiaries and affiliates of such entities. †Where equipment or services on the list are identified by category, such category should be construed to include only equipment or services capable of the functions outlined in sections 2(b)(2)(A), (B), or (C) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, 47 U.S.C. § 1601(b)(2)(A)-(C). ††For purposes of inclusion of UAS and UAS critical components, we incorporate the definitions included in the associated National Security Determination. ±The scope of the Covered List is affected by the Conditional Approvals that we have received. #The “Blue UAS list” referred to in the National Security Determination is the combination of the “Blue UAS Cleared List” at https://bluelist.appsplatformportals.us/Cleared-List/ and the list of compliant UAS components and software at https://bluelist.appsplatformportals.us/Framework/. We use the term “Blue UAS Cleared List” to refer to both lists. ^For purposes of inclusion of routers, we incorporate the definitions included in the associated National Security Determination APPENDIX B Recommendation of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector to Deny the Application April 1, 2026