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DJI sues over the FCC’s decision to block new drone imports

DJI wants a federal court to toss out the Federal Communications Commission's decision to ban imports of its China-made drones and components, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a petition filed in an appeals court this week, DJI claims the FCC "exceeded its statutory authority" last December when a...

DJI sues over the FCC’s decision to block new drone imports
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DJI wants a federal court to toss out the Federal Communications Commission's decision to ban imports of its China-made drones and components, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a petition filed in an appeals court this week, DJI claims the FCC "exceeded its statutory authority" last December when adding drones made in foreign countries to its Covered List, which blocks communications equipment "deemed to pose an unacceptable risk" to national security.

In addition to preventing DJI and other foreign drone-makers from importing new drones in the US (unless approved by the Department of Defense), the FCC also gave itself the authority to ret …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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