5G Supply Chain Rules Approved by FCC; Ban Imposed on Huawei, ZTE
The Federal Communications Commission approved national security supply chain rules on Nov. 22, barring equipment from Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE from networks funded by the Universal Service Fund and establishing rules that could block other providers (see 1910300036). “Both…
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Huawei and ZTE have close ties to the Chinese government and military apparatus and are subject to Chinese laws requiring them to assist with espionage, a threat recognized by other federal agencies and the governments of other nations,” an FCC news release said: “The public funds in the FCC’s USF … must not endanger national security through the purchase of equipment from companies posing a national security risk.”