The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the United States telecoms regulator, announced on June 30 that it will vote next month on a measure to prohibit the sale of devices in the US containing components from blacklisted companies. The FCC currently maintains a list of firms, including Chinese telecom giant Huawei, whose equipment is banned from US sales due to national security concerns.
However, existing regulations do not prevent the sale of electronics such as smartphones that include chips designed by subsidiaries like Huawei's Hi-Silicon. The proposed measure aims to close this "loophole" and protect Americans from electronic devices deemed to pose unacceptable national security risks, according to an FCC press release.
If approved, the new rule would extend the ban to devices containing parts from these blacklisted firms, enhancing US efforts to safeguard national security.
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