The Federal Communications Commission just widened the net on Chinese tech equipment entering the US. On June 26, the agency announced an expansion of its 2022 ban on telecommunications and video surveillance imports from Chinese manufacturers, this time covering additional equipment models and retroactively pulling authorization from previously approved older versions.
The updated regulation targets five firms that have become familiar names in the US-China tech cold war: Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua. The new rules are set to take effect in early July 2026.
What the expanded ban actually covers
The original 2022 FCC action blocked new equipment authorizations from these five companies. This expansion also prohibits imports of previously approved older models from all five manufacturers.
The ban applies specifically to equipment used in public safety, government facilities, critical infrastructure surveillance, and other national security-related functions.
