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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Friday (local time) that it is putting AO Kaspersky Lab and two Chinese companies on the list of equipmen
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The FCC released the agenda for its next Commission Open Meeting, scheduled for June 17, 2021. The meeting will first consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) and Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) to broaden the secured communications supply chain beyond the FCC’s universal service programs. Specifically, the NPRM would propose to prohibit all future authorizations for equipment on the FCC’s Covered List, revoke current equipment authorizations for equipment on the Covered List, and require certifications from future FC...
Commentary In March, the FCC and USAC worked hard to stand up the first of three pandemic-related special programs, the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP). Rules for the $3.2 billion EBBP were adopted in February and the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) issued milestones in March for ETC election notices, non-ETC applications and applications to use alternative verification systems. Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel said in mid-March that over 100 applications or election notices were filed (we believe the number is much higher now); clearly the program is attracting a lot of interes...
News From Antiwar.com FCC Designates Five Chinese Companies as National Security Threats The designation was required by a 2019 law On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designated five Chinese companies that produce telecommunication equipment and services as a “threat to national security” under a law that was passed in 2019. The five companies designated are Huawei Technologies Co, ZTE Corp, Hytera Communications Corp, Dahua Technology Co, and Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. The 2019 law titled, known as the Trusted Communications Networks Act, required th...