FCC Approves Order Clamping Down on Authorization of Gear from Chinese Companies
FCC commissioners approved a draft order that would further clamp down on gear from Chinese companies, preventing the sale of yet-to-be authorized equipment in the U.S., FCC officials said. The item was subsequently removed from the public circulation list. The…
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draft order, circulated by Chair Jessica Rosenworcel Oct. 5 (see 2210070083), proposed to ban the FCC authorization of gear from companies including Huawei, ZTE, Hytera Communications, Hikvision and Dahua Technology (see 2210130076). The FCC faced a Nov. 11 statutory deadline under the Secure Equipment Act, requiring the agency to stop authorizing equipment by companies the commission decides are a national security risk (see 2111120058).