[Epoch Times November 12, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Xia Yu comprehensive report) On Thursday (November 11), US President Biden signed a bill to ban Huawei, ZTE and other five companies as threats to national security The Chinese company obtained a new equipment license from the U.S. regulatory agency.
The Secure Equipment Act (The Secure Equipment Act) is the U.S. government’s latest move against Chinese telecommunications and technology companies controlled by the CCP. It was unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate on October 28; earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 420 4 votes passed the bill.
The bill was proposed by Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Democratic Senator Edward Markey. The reason is that the US Federal Communications Commission (FFC) restrictions on Chinese equipment at that time did not restrict private or non-federal capital procurement, and the new bill will fill the loopholes.
The new law requires the Federal Communications Commission to no longer review or approve any authorization applications for devices that pose an unacceptable risk to national security.
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said that since 2018, the committee has approved more than 3,000 applications from Huawei. The law “will help ensure that insecure facilities from companies such as Huawei and ZTE can no longer be inserted into the US communications network.”
In March of this year, in accordance with a 2019 law designed to protect US communications networks, the US Federal Communications Commission listed five Chinese companies as threats to national security. In addition to Huawei and ZTE, the blacklisted companies include Hytera Communications, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd.
The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously in June to pass a plan to ban the above-mentioned five Chinese company’s equipment from being approved to enter the U.S. telecommunications network; at the same time, members of Congress are also seeking legislative authorization. Beijing fiercely opposed the FCC’s voting results.
According to the proposed rules that were initially approved in June, the FCC can also revoke equipment authorizations previously issued to Chinese companies.
Huawei said in June that the proposed FCC amendment was “misleading and unnecessary punishment.”
Last month, the FCC voted to revoke the authorization of China Telecom’s US subsidiary to operate in the United States on the grounds of national security.
The FCC has a wide range of approval powers. From daily electronic products such as large-scale network equipment, small laptops, televisions, wireless routers, and mobile phones to smart devices, almost all devices that emit radio signals must pass FCC testing and testing before listing. Approval.
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