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If you’ve been shopping for drones or creator gear on Amazon lately, you’ve probably noticed some unfamiliar names popping up alongside DJI. Brands like SkyRover and Specta have been selling products that look strikingly similar to DJI hardware, often at attractive prices and with Prime shipping. Now, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to make it much harder for companies it believes are acting as intermediaries for restricted drone manufacturers to continue selling products in the United States.
The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on whether to prohibit the continued importation and marketing of previously authorized equipment from nine companies it says are linked to entities on the FCC’s Covered List. The companies named are Cogito Tech, Fikaxo Technology, Lyno Dynamics, Skyhigh Tech, Spatial Hover, SZ Knowact Robot Technology, WaveGo Tech, Xtra Technology, and agricultural drone maker XAG.
The proposal marks the FCC’s biggest escalation yet in its effort to prevent what it says are attempts to keep restricted foreign drone products flowing into the US under different company names.
Why these companies?
