The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday set out a procedure to protect U.S. telecommunications networks and their supply chains from national ...
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday set out a procedure to protect U.S. telecommunications networks and their supply chains from national security threats, saying it would consider whether to bar transactions on a case-by-case basis.
The Commerce Department said Tuesday that Secretary Wilbur Ross had chosen to adopt a"case-by-case, fact-specific approach to determine which transactions must be prohibited, or which can be mitigated." It directed the Commerce Department, working with other government agencies, to draw up an enforcement plan by October, but did not mention Huawei or ZTE by name.Trump's order said Ross, in consultation with other U.S. agencies, can bar transactions from firms connected to"a foreign adversary" that pose a national security risk, including those that"pose an undue risk of sabotage or subversion.
On Friday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to designate Huawei and ZTE as national security risks, barring their U.S. rural carrier customers from tapping an US$8.5 billion government fund to purchase Huawei or ZTE equipment.
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