FCC to ban all new Huawei and ZTE equipment on national security grounds
Enlarge / Huawei sign displayed at CES 2020 in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg)
The Federal Communications Commission is expected to "ban all sales of new Huawei and ZTE telecommunications devices in the US" on national security grounds, Axios reported today.
The FCC previously banned Huawei and ZTE equipment from being used in telecom networks that receive subsidies from the Universal Service Fund, but an order proposed by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel would go further. Citing anonymous sources, Axios reported that it would prevent Huawei and ZTE from getting any new products approved by the FCC.
The FCC declined to provide specific details on the proposal when contacted by Ars today. But the FCC said the proposed order would update and strengthen its "covered list" equipment rules and fulfill a statutory mandate that Congress imposed on the commission in the Secure Equipment Act of 2021.