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FCC regulatory upgrade in the United States! Mandatory entry and verification of "Meidai" information

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2025-12-17

Starting from December 15, 2025, the FCC in the United States requires TCB (Telecommunications Certification Body) to officially enter the information of American agents (agents) into the FCC's official website's certification database. The authenticity and compliance of Meidai information will be directly verified, and those who do not comply will face serious consequences such as certification failure and fines. Relevant enterprises must attach great importance to it, complete compliance self inspection and information improvement as soon as possible, and ensure smooth passing of regulatory verification.

Recently, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has issued new regulations regarding compliance requirements for regulated devices. Starting from December 15, 2025, TCB (Telecommunications Certification Body) is required to officially enter the information of American agents (hereinafter referred to as "agents") into the certification database on the FCC official website.

FCC US Agency Regulation

The key to this new policy lies in the "entry of Meidai information into the FCC official database", which is essentially an extension and upgrade of FCC supply chain supervision:

As early as February 6, 2023, FCC ID applications have mandated the designation of US agents within the United States to receive legal documents and FCC inquiries;

Since 2024, the FCC has continuously strengthened its compliance review of TCB and testing laboratories. This database entry requirement is an important step in the regulatory loop, aimed at enhancing the transparency of Meidai information and eliminating the problems of "false Meidai" and "invalid Meidai".

Simply put, in the past, Meidai information may have only circulated between the enterprise and TCB, but now it needs to be included in the official regulatory system of FCC. The authenticity and compliance of the information will be directly verified, and those who do not comply will face serious consequences such as certification invalidation and fines.

This measure marks the comprehensive strengthening of FCC's supervision over Midea, which is directly related to the success or failure of enterprise FCC ID certification and market compliance risks. Relevant enterprises must attach great importance to it!

Core requirements of the new regulations

Starting from December 15, 2025, when TCB (Telecommunications Certification Body) authorizes equipment, in addition to attaching the "Notice of Appointment of Legal Service Agent within the United States" as an attachment to the application materials, it must also enter the complete contact information of the agent in the "Non Technical Contact" address column of the FCC Form 731 application form.

Compliance requirements for Meidai

Meidai must be physically located within the United States and able to receive paper/email and respond to inquiries from FCC and related agencies in a timely manner. "Virtual addresses" and "cross-border agents" are not recognized.

The contact address, email, phone number and other information of Meidai must be genuine and available. If the information is suspended, false or invalid, it will directly trigger FCC compliance warning.

If Meidai has direct business dealings with FCC (such as involving communication equipment compliance business), it must provide a valid FCC registration number (FRN) and include it in the certification application documents.

TCB and FCC accredited testing laboratories and their affiliates are strictly prohibited from serving as American agents to avoid affecting the objectivity of certification audits due to vested interests.

TCB audit obligation

TCB must verify the validity of agent information to ensure:

The provided address is a valid physical address within the United States (cannot be a post office box, virtual mailbox, etc.).

The agent is indeed able to legally receive legal documents at that address.

The agent has agreed in writing to assume this responsibility.

Corporate compliance recommendations

Step 1: Urgently self check the qualifications of American agents

Immediately verify whether the existing American representative meets the above compliance requirements: focus on confirming whether the American representative is located within the United States, whether the contact information is valid, whether the required FRN is complete, and whether it is an affiliate of TCB/testing laboratory to eliminate "implicit non-compliance".

Step 2: Cooperate with TCB to complete the input

Timely provide complete and accurate American agency information to the cooperating TCB, including contact name, detailed address within the United States, valid contact information, FRN (if applicable), to ensure that the information is consistent with the certification documents and avoid input errors. When submitting a certification application, please be sure to:

Provide accurate and effective information on legal service agents within the United States;

Fill in the relevant information correctly in Form 731 according to the new regulations.

Step 3: Dynamically maintain information updates

When there is a replacement or change in contact information in Meidai, it is necessary to submit an updated record to FCC through TCB within 30 days to ensure that the database information is synchronized with the actual situation and avoid compliance risks caused by information lag.

Starting from December 15, 2025, Meidai Information will be officially included in the FCC's official regulatory system. The authenticity and compliance of Meidai Information will be directly verified, and those who do not comply will face serious consequences such as certification invalidation and fines. Relevant enterprises must attach great importance to it, complete compliance self inspection and information improvement as soon as possible, and ensure smooth passing of regulatory verification.

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