CTA Applauds Banning PRC Covered Companies, Questions FCC Cyber Regulation

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The ******* ** ******** *** *** ***** ************** ** ******* *** ****** ********* *** *********** ********* ****** *** ******* ********** ***** ******** *** ********** ********* ** ***** *** “********” ******* ********* ** *** ******* **** *** ************ ****** *** ********* **************. The Act unequivocally resolves that the Commission has authority to act on its proposal in the NPRM to block future applications for authorization of Covered List equipment, and confirms that the *** ****** **** ******* ************* **** **** ********. [emphasis added]

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**** *** ****** ****** *** ******** support *** *** ****** ********* *** from * ***** ***** *********** ** date. ***** ******** *** ******* ********* the *** *** ******** ** ******* in *** ****, *** ******** ** the ***'* *** ********* ** *** equipment ************* ******* ***** ** **** for ******* ************* **********.

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******* *****'* ****** ******** * ********* reiterating *** *** ****** ********* *** seeks ** "****** **** ********* ******* companies **** ** ***** ** *******'* communications **************."

*** ****** ****** *** ****** ********* Act *** ****** **** ** ***** loopholes *** ******* *** *** ** ensure **** ********* ******* ********* **** no ***** ** *******'* ************** **************. Whether *** ********** ****** ***** **** Huawei ** ***** ** *** ******* list ******* ** ************* ******** ** otherwise, *** ***** ** *** *** is ** **** **** **** ****** banned *** ** *** ** **** from *** ******** ** ********.

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**** **** *** ******* ********* ***, broader ************* ******** ****** *** ** networks. ** ** ************** **** *** prefers ** ***** ******* *** ** the ***'* ********* ************* ******* *** cybersecurity **********, ***** *** ************ ** losing ********* ************* *** ***********, ************ an ********* *** ** *** ***** product.

****, ** **********, **** *** **** the **** ******* ** ***** ******** cybersecurity **********, * ***** **** *** makes ** *** ** ***** ********:

**** ********* *** ************ *** *** intended ** ****** ********** *** ****** remain ******** *** *********.

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