"US FCC Bans the Import of Electronic Equipment From Chinese Firms"

Due to an unacceptable national security threat, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a total ban on telecommunication and surveillance equipment from Chinese companies Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua. The companies have already been added to the Covered List by the US government, and the new rules aim to protect Americans from national security threats involving telecommunications. The FCC adopted new rules prohibiting the importation or sale of communications equipment deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security in the US. This is the FCC's latest effort to safeguard the nation's communications networks. Several actions have been taken in recent years by the Commission, Congress, and the Executive Branch to build a more secure and resilient supply chain for communications equipment and services in the US. The new rules carry out the directive in the Secure Equipment Act of 2021, which President Biden signed in November. Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua, all Chinese companies, must provide information about the safeguards they have put in place for the sale of their devices for government use and the surveillance of critical infrastructure facilities. The FCC added Pacific Network Corp, ComNet (USA) LLC, and China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited to the Covered List in September. The FCC explained that the companies are subject to the Chinese government's exploitation, influence, and control, as well as the national security risks associated with such exploitation, influence, and control. This article continues to discuss the US FCC's ban on the import of electronic equipment from Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua.

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