---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 U.S.C. § 1604"
title: "47"
title_heading: "Telecommunications"
number: "1604"
heading: "Reports on covered communications equipment or services"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/47/1604"
units:
  - "Chapter 15 — Secure and Trusted Communications Networks"
---

# §1604. Reports on covered communications equipment or services

- (a) **In general—** Each [provider of advanced communications service](/usc/47/1608.md?p=10) shall submit an annual report to the [Commission](/usc/47/1608.md?p=3), in a form to be determined by the [Commission](/usc/47/1608.md?p=3), regarding whether such provider has purchased, rented, leased, or otherwise obtained any [covered communications equipment or service](/usc/47/1608.md?p=5) on or after—
  - (1) in the case of any [covered communications equipment or service](/usc/47/1608.md?p=5) that is on the initial list published under [section 1601(a) of this title](/usc/47/1601.md?p=a), August 14, 2018; or
  - (2) in the case of any [covered communications equipment or service](/usc/47/1608.md?p=5) that is not on the initial list published under [section 1601(a) of this title](/usc/47/1601.md?p=a), the date that is 60 days after the date on which the [Commission](/usc/47/1608.md?p=3) places such equipment or service on the list required by such section.
- (b) **Rule of construction—** If a [provider of advanced communications service](/usc/47/1608.md?p=10) certifies to the [Commission](/usc/47/1608.md?p=3) that such provider does not have any [covered communications equipment or service](/usc/47/1608.md?p=5) in the network of such provider, such provider is not required to submit a report under [subsection (a)](#a) after making such certification, unless such provider later purchases, rents, leases, or otherwise obtains any [covered communications equipment or service](/usc/47/1608.md?p=5).
- (c) **Justification—** If a [provider of advanced communications service](/usc/47/1608.md?p=10) indicates in a report under [subsection (a)](#a) that such provider has purchased, rented, leased, or otherwise obtained any [covered communications equipment or service](/usc/47/1608.md?p=5) as described in such subsection, such provider shall include in such report—
  - (1) a detailed justification for such action;
  - (2) information about whether such [covered communications equipment or service](/usc/47/1608.md?p=5) has subsequently been removed and replaced pursuant to [section 1603 of this title](/usc/47/1603.md); and
  - (3) information about whether such provider plans to continue to purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise obtain, or install or use, such [covered communications equipment or service](/usc/47/1608.md?p=5) and, if so, why.
- (d) **Proceeding—** The [Commission](/usc/47/1608.md?p=3) shall implement this section as part of the rulemaking required by [section 1603(g) of this title](/usc/47/1603.md?p=g).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–124, § 5, Mar. 12, 2020, 134 Stat. 166.)