The FCC has fined eight suspected DJI front companies $25,000 each and given them until July 20th, 10 calendar days, to respond to investigative requests or face further action.
DJI, banned from US markets under foreign drone restrictions, is suspected of routing products through shell brands. Xtra sold DJI Osmo Pocket 3 cameras into the US. Skyrover sold what appeared to be DJI drones under a different label. Researcher Konrad Iturbe catalogued these firms publicly on GitHub under the label 'DJI front companies.' The named targets now include Cogito Tech and Fixaxo Technology, among others.
Read the full story for the complete list of eight companies, the specific FCC investigative questions they must answer, and what 'further action' the agency is actually threatening. The enforcement mechanism and the deadline pressure are the story.
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