Category: universal service fund

FCC bans carriers from buying Huawei, ZTE gear with subsidies

Post author By Randall
Post date November 22, 2019
Categories In 5g, China, fcc, gear, Huawei, Mobile, Politics, regulation, Security, Tech, universal service fund, usf, zte

[ad_1] Regulators brought out a familiar argument to justify the decision. They argued that Chinese firms are legally required to assist with spying and that public funds shouldn’t be used to “endanger national security” with companies that could be forced to install surveillance backdoors or spread malware. There hasn’t been public evidence of Huawei or […]

FCC proposal would ban some US telecoms from using Huawei, ZTE gear

Post author By Randall
Post date October 28, 2019
Categories In ajit pai, China, fcc, gear, government, Huawei, Mobile, Politics, regulation, surveillance, Tech, universal service fund, zte

[ad_1] The rationale for the proposal won’t surprise you. Pai argued in an opinion piece that Chinese companies are beholden to demands from the country’s intelligence agencies, and that companies like Huawei could theoretically be forced to install backdoors or otherwise cooperate with surveillance on “sensitive” American communications. The Chairman claimed that vulnerabilities in Huawei […]