Senate Commerce OKs Anti-Huawei Loophole Bill
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced an amended version of the Secure Equipment Act on a voice vote Wednesday. S-1790 and House Commerce-cleared companion HR-3919 (see 2107210064) would ban the FCC from issuing new equipment licenses to Huawei and other companies…
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that the commission considers a national security risk. It mirrors a June FCC order (see 2106090063). S-1790 lead sponsors Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., hailed advancement of the measure. “Our bipartisan legislation will keep compromised equipment out of U.S. telecommunications networks and ensure our technology is safe for consumers and secure for” the U.S., Markey said.