On Friday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced an investigation into nine Chinese firms, such as Huawei Technologies, ZTE, Hangzhou Hikvision, China Mobile, China Telecom, among others, to ascertain whether these entities are attempting to circumvent American limitations.
All Chinese firms have been included in the FCC's " Covered List," which identifies certain communication devices and services as potentially endangering U.S. national security.
The FCC Chairman, Brendan Carr, mentioned that these firms might continue their operations within the U.S. as they interpret the labeling does not restrict certain kinds of activities. Additional businesses being looked into encompass Hytera Communications, Dahua Technology Company, Pacifica Networks/ComNet, along with China Unicom (Americas).
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This marks the most recent action taken by Washington against Chinese telecommunications and tech businesses. Earlier, the FCC prohibited these Chinese entities from offering telecommunications services within the U.S., also due to worries about national security.
The firms neither commented nor promptly replied to requests for clarification.
Carr stated that the FCC suspects certain or possibly all of the listed Chinese companies are attempting to circumvent the agency’s restrictions by continuing their operations in America through private or ‘unregulated’ channels.
He stated that the FCC will "determine the extent of their current operations and swiftly work to seal any gaps that have allowed untrustworthy, state-sponsored entities from adversarial nations to evade our regulations."
The FCC's probe aims to gather comprehensive data regarding current U.S. enterprises as well as details about any firms potentially supporting American activities. According to the agency, these requests include Letters of Inquiry along with at least one subpoena directed toward the implicated companies.
Last year, the FCC took steps to enhance the security of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), an essential component of the internet’s worldwide routing infrastructure. This initiative was prompted following reports from U.S. agencies claiming that China Telecom had exploited weaknesses in BGP to improperly redirect U.S. web traffic on multiple instances.
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