WASHINGTON – Federal telecommunications regulators announced Friday they are exploring a broader prohibition on Chinese technology equipment imports, potentially expanding restrictions already in place against several major manufacturers.
The Federal Communications Commission previously designated telecommunications and video surveillance products from five Chinese companies – Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision and Dahua – for its “Covered List” back in 2021.
By November 2022, the agency had implemented rules preventing authorization of new product models from these Chinese manufacturers for import or sale within the United States. Now the FCC is soliciting public feedback on whether to completely halt ongoing imports of equipment from these firms that received approval for U.S. sales prior to the 2022 restrictions.
