The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Friday widened its ban on Chinese-made telecom and surveillance equipment, extending restrictions to older models over national security concerns.
Security Crackdown Widens
The expanded order now includes legacy models from Huawei Technologies, ZTE Corp., Hytera Communications, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, and Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., companies that were first targeted under a 2022 ban on new equipment.
The ban takes effect in early July.
The FCC said the action “is necessary to protect national security by mitigating risks to the U.S. communications sector,” adding that Americans who already own the affected equipment may continue using it.
