The United States said on Friday that it would ban the export and import of certain technology created by various Chinese businesses over national security concerns.
As a result of the FCC’s assessment that these companies’ import and sale of certain technology may compromise national security, the FCC has established a regulation to restrict them from doing so.
We are “keeping the lights on,” as FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel put it. To “defend our national security by prohibiting the licensing of defective communications equipment for use within our borders” is the declared aim of the Federal Communications Commission.
The new regulation will have an impact on enterprises’ ability to acquire machinery in the future. In any case, this wouldn’t invalidate any previously granted permissions. Republican FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr voiced hope on Twitter that the commission might reconsider rescinding previous decisions.
Huawei, a Chinese multinational telecommunications business, has been under close scrutiny for a long time owing to suspicions that it has ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Earlier this year, allegations circulated that the Biden administration was looking into whether or not Huawei had stolen classified material from American military installations, such as missile silos.
Surveillance equipment made by Dahua and Hikvision, as well as anything made by ZTE or Huawei, is barred from usage by government and public safety agencies.
To Carr’s knowledge, this was the first time the panel had banned a product due to safety concerns.
According to a tweet by Carr, the FCC has never voted unanimously to reject new technology on the basis of security concerns.
We can’t authorize any more Huawei or ZTE gear right now,” he stated. If Dahua, Hikvision, or Hytera cannot assure the FCC that their products will not be utilized for “public safety, security of government facilities, or other national security purposes,” the FCC will not issue a license for the devices.
China’s state-owned surveillance company Hikvision has consistently denied allegations that its goods threaten national security.
The corporation issued a statement saying that the FCC’s ruling would have no effect on national security but would make it more difficult and expensive for people to safeguard themselves, their homes, their companies, and their property.
The Trump administration took various steps to restrict Huawei’s worldwide influence, and it was the first to publicly express concerns about the Chinese tech behemoth. The United Kingdom plans to ban Huawei from its 5G networks starting in 2020.