UL Solutions withdraws as lead admin for FCC cyber label program amid probe into China ties

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr arrives to testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on May 21, 2025. Last June, Carr directed an internal FCC national security group to investigate discoveries about UL and other program administrators because of their potential ties to China. John McDonnell / Getty Images

UL Solutions, selected to lead a Biden-era Federal Communications Commission program for labeling consumer devices with a cybersecurity certification, has withdrawn as the program’s lead administrator amid a national security review launched last summer that examined the company’s alleged ties to China.

“We appreciate our ongoing discussions with the FCC about the future direction of the Lead Administrator role and the Program,” UL executive Chanté Maurio said in a statement filed to the FCC on Dec. 19. “Having now delivered many of the foundational elements of the Lead Administrator role and given other considerations, we respectfully ...