FCC Moves to Tighten Chinese Telecoms Gear Regulation

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says the agency will vote to close “two potential loopholes in FCC protections against insecure or spy gear” for Covered List entities, including China-based Huawei and Hikvision.

• FCC releases a statement from Carr
• New proposed FCC rules would allow the FCC to “prohibit the import, marketing, or sale of already-authorized devices that the agency subsequently placed on the Covered List based on national security concerns” and to “close the component parts loophole,” the statement says
• Russia-based AO Kaspersky Lab is also on the Covered List

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