The US prohibits the sale and import of Huawei and ZTE products

The Federal Communications Commission of the United States (FCC, acronym in English) announced yesterday the ban on the import and sale in the country of telecommunications products from Chinese manufacturers Huawei and ZTE, considering them a threat to national security.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
26 November 2022 Saturday 00:42
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The US prohibits the sale and import of Huawei and ZTE products

The Federal Communications Commission of the United States (FCC, acronym in English) announced yesterday the ban on the import and sale in the country of telecommunications products from Chinese manufacturers Huawei and ZTE, considering them a threat to national security.

The industry regulator said in its statement that this is the latest measure taken to protect US communications networks by ensuring that "unreliable" equipment is not authorized for use within its borders.

The ban includes communications equipment from fellow Chinese companies Hytera, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, and Dahua Technology and their affiliates unless they specifically guarantee to the FCC that it will not be used for public safety, security of government facilities, and other national security objectives.

"Our unanimous decision marks the first time in FCC history that we have voted to prohibit the authorization of new equipment based on national security concerns," said one of the five members of the Commission, Brendan Carr. .

The order has the power to revoke existing authorizations, a right that is not going to be exercised at this time, but that Carr hoped will eventually be done "soon."

The president of the FCC, Jessica Rosenworcel, added in the statement of that body that these new regulations are part of its ongoing actions "to protect the American population from threats to national security related to telecommunications."

US President Joe Biden had signed the Secure Equipment Act in November 2021, a new effort by his Administration to take action against Chinese telecommunications and technology firms that sought to prevent those considered a national threat from receiving new licenses.

The restrictions on Chinese technology intensified in the term of Republican Donald Trump (2017-2021) and have continued with the current tenant of the White House, which has led China in the past to deplore that Washington harms "unfoundedly" " to their companies, as indicated for example in February by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.