US Government Shutdown - No Approvals for New Devices

[Internet Man]

The FCC's website now redirects to a document titled "Impact of Potential Lapse in Funding on Commission Operations" which says that most operations were suspended mid-day on January 3rd. It also says, "All other Commission electronic filing and database systems will be unavailable to the public until normal agency operations resume." The FCC ID Search form redirects when you try to search and the Advanced Search page redirects immediately.

I wonder if the US market is missing out on any new device announcements/releases while manufacturers cannot receive approval from the FCC during the US government shutdown. Other countries may piggy-back on FCC approvals, has anyone noticed any ripple effects elsewhere?

 

[RMerlin]

I wonder if the US market is missing out on any new device announcements/releases while manufacturers cannot receive approval from the FCC during the US government shutdown. Other countries may piggy-back on FCC approvals, has anyone noticed any ripple effects elsewhere?

I would expect that lack of FCC validation will only delay the release date of new products, it shouldn't prevent announcements. Manufacturers are used by now to doing "paper launches".

 

[Internet Man]

It looks like the FCC has begun processing applications again as of 1/18

 

[thiggins]

It looks like the FCC has begun processing applications again as of 1/18

That's interesting. I have seen nothing in the news that would explain this. But the FCC ID search is back online.

Update. Verge caught it
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/18/...zation-system-phone-electronics-certification

FCC notice