The FCC is scheduled to vote this month on a bipartisan proposal that would make telecommunications certification agencies and testing laboratories that certify wireless devices for the U.S. market free from influence by companies that raise security concerns.
Last week, the FCC denied Huawei's test lab the ability to participate in the equipment certification program.
The new proposal would permanently prohibit Huawei and other companies on the FCC's list of companies that pose national security risks from playing any role in the equipment authorization program, while also It permanently prohibits us from providing our coverage partners with the tools they need to protect this critical process. said the agency.
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement that the FCC “is committed to ensuring that our equipment certification program and the people charged with managing it meet the challenges posed by persistent and ever-changing security and supply chain threats.” We need to be able to deal with it,” he said.
Huawei's accreditation as an accredited laboratory was scheduled to expire on Tuesday, but the FCC denied the Huawei Institute's request to extend the accreditation. Huawei did not respond to requests for comment.
In 2022, the FCC added Russia's AO Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas), China Mobile International USA, Pacific Networks, and China Unicom to its target list, which included a 2019 Includes companies that pose a threat to the national security of the United States under the law. communication network.
Huawei and Hikvision were placed on the U.S. export control list in 2019, restricting most U.S. suppliers from exporting their products and technology unless they obtain a license.
In 2020, the FCC designated Huawei and ZTE as national security threats to telecommunications networks and issued a proclamation barring U.S. companies from using $8.3 billion in government funds to purchase equipment from both companies. Ta.
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said the proposal would “ensure that the testing and certification bodies that review electronic devices for compliance with FCC requirements are themselves trusted entities by the FCC.” Ta.
