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The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban

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The Xtra Muse and the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge

Last year, we told you about Xtra, the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US, and Skyrover, a brand seemingly selling DJI drones in disguise. They’re just two of the many firms DJI is suspected of starting to skirt the United States’ foreign drone ban.

But it appears the FCC is finally doing something about “DJI front companies,” as watcher Konrad Iturbe dubbed them last year. Today, the FCC is fining eight of them $25,000 each – and giving them until Monday, July 20th, just 10 calendar days, to answer the FCC’s questions before the agency takes further action.

Those companies include Cogito Tech, Fixaxo Technology, …

Read the full story at The Verge.

  

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