FCC Starts Revoking Dahua / Hikvision Comment Period Analyzed

*** ******* *** *** ** ******** considering **** ****, **** ********** *** it **** ******* *** ****** ** new ************, *** ******* **** **** fines.

*** *** ** **** ********* ******* ideas *** *********** ** *** ******** ban, ********* ******* ******** **** ********** components **** ****** ********* *** ***** receive **************.

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** ******** ****, *** ************ * ******** ******** ***** ******** ******* ********* ************** ** 5 *** ********* (*.*.*. *** "******* entities"): *****, *********, ******, ******, *** ZTE. ** *********** ***** *** ****** products **** ******* ******* ** ****** or ****** ** *** **.

*******, *** *** *** *** ****** millions ** ******** ******* ** *** or ** *****, ***** ******** *** equipment ************** ****** *** ***. ** the ***** ****, *** *** ****** in ********** ***** ******* **************** ************** ** *** ******, * move **** ***** **** ** ******* to **** ***** *******, *** ***** even ******* ********** ***********.

FCC *** ******** **** + ********** ** **********

** ***** *, ****, *** ************* *** ******** **** ********** ** is *********** *** ** ******* "******* equipment ***** ************* ****** ** ******* because *** ********* ************* ***** ** unacceptable **** ** ******** ********."

******** *** ******** ** ****** * "proposed ****," ** **** *** ********* definite *****. ******, ** ********* *** FCC's ****** ** ******* *** *****, poses *********, *** ******** ******** **********, in ***** ** ******* ****** ******** before ********** * ***** *****.

***********, *** ******** ****** ** *** proposed **** ***** *** *** ** strongly *********** **********. ** ******** ************* to ******** ******** *** ***** ** accommodate *** ****** - ***** ** the ***** ** *** **** ** FCC ******* - *** **** ********* for ****-********** ***********.

*** ****** **** *** *** ******** are ******** *****.

Will *** ******* ***-***-*******?

******* *** **** ********* ******** *** the *** ** ******* ********** ***** require ***-***** ** ******* *******-********* *********:

*** ********** ***** **** ****revocation ***** **** ********* ******. For instance, the revocation potentially could ** ** *** ** ** ******* *** **** *********** the future manufacture, importation, marketing, and sale of specified devices, but **** ********* **** *** ********* ** ****** ** ****. [emphasis added]

*** *** *** ***** **** ********** could **** *********** ******** ******* ** end-users, ** ****** ** ********** **** as ****:

**** ****** **** ******** ******** ************** for ******** ******** ******* * ********* for ******** **** **** *** ******would ****** *********** ********* for consumers and could pass significant ***** ** ** ********s who would presumably be placed in *** ********* ******** ** ******* ** ******* *****-************ *******. [emphasis added]

**********, ********* ****** *** ** ********** device ******* *** *************, ******* *****. However, *** *** ***** ** ***** choose ** **** ** ********* ** minimize ******** *******:

*** ********** ****might ******** * **** ** ******* ********** of an existing authorization, such as in the case in which, at some specified date in the future, the importation, sale, or marketing of equipment that had previously been authorized could be prohibited. Such an action could ********* *** ***** ** ***** **** ***** ** ********** **** * *********** **** ******** ********* ** ********, while also promoting national security by preventing further purchasing and use of “covered” equipment that has been determined to pose an unacceptable risk to national security. [emphasis added]

*** *** **** ***** ** ***** require *********** *** ******* "** *********** transition ******."

No *********** ************ *********

*** ******** **** **** *** ******* any ************* *** ***-***** ******** ** replace ********* **** ******* **************, ******* creating **** ******** ** *** ****.

** ****,*** *** ************ $*.* ******* ******* ** ********* US ********* ***** ** ******* *** mandatory *********** ** ****** *** *** equipment ** ****************** ******** **** ******** security ********.

** ** ****, * ******* ** replace ***** ** ********* ********* ** not ** ** *** *** - it ******** **** ******** *********** *****, and *** ** * **** ********** for *** *** ** *** ******. If *** *** ******* ** ******** this, **** ***** ****** ******** ** at * ***** ***** ***** ******** support **** *********.

Revoke *** ** **** **** **************?

*** *** ********* **** ** ***** revoke **** **** ** *** ******** equipment ************** ** ***** ** ******* national ******** ******** *** **** *** impact ** *** ******.

************, *** *** ***** ** **** from **** ** ****** ************** ******* recently:

** **** ******should *** **** ** ***** *** ********* ************* *** ********* ******* ** * ******? For instance, in its comments on the NPRM, IPVM ******** ****, to the extent that some ********* **** ***** ** ****** ** ********** under the rules and procedures adopted in the Report and Order may **** recently **** **** ********** (**** ** ** *** ****** *********** ****** ******** ** *** *** *****), ** ***** ** ********** *** *** ********** ** ****** **** **************; IPVM notes that in these cases revocation of the equipment would have minimal impact on American end-users because most ** ***** ******** **** *** *** **** ****** **** ** *********. [emphasis added]

**** ********* **** ****** * ******* **** ******* ** the ***. ************, ** ****** *** *** might ***** ********** ** ************** ******* after ******** **** ************* ***** *** ********* ** * national ******** ******, ** ***** ** "strike * ******* ******* ******** ******** interests, *** *** **********" *** **********.

*******, *** *** **** ******** ** opposite ******** ********* ***** ********* ***** have *****:

*************, ** *** ****** **** *** equipment *** ********** **** ***** *** and *** ********* *** ******** ****-*****, might **** ** **** ********** ******* for *** ********** ** ****** *** authorization?

Post-Revocation ***********

** ******** ** ********* *** ** might ** ***** **********, *** *** also ********* *** ** ***** ******* revoked **************:

*** ********** ***** ******* ** *** best *********** ********** *** ********** ****** employ ** ******* **** *** ********* for ****-********** ********* ********* ** *** by **** *******.

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*** ********** ***** ******* ******* ** these ******, ** **** ** *** comment **** ***** **** *** ********** enforce *** ************ ******* ********* **********, such ** ** *********** *********** ****** for *** ********* *********, ****, ** operation ** ********* ** *** ********** involves * ********** ******.

*** *** ********* *** ******** *********** approach *** ***** *********, *********, ** using ******* ******* ********* ************* ** monetary *********.*** *********** ********* ********* ** ********* ************ ********* carries * $*,*** **** *** ****, and *** *** ** ************ ********* carries * $*,*** **** *** ****.

***** *** *** *** *** ******** alternative *********** *********, *** *********** ** and ******* *** ******** ** *********** measures ********* * **** ***** ** planning ****** *** ******** ** ****** authorizations.

Education ** ******

** * ******* **** **** *** FCC ** ******* ***** ******** **********, the ********** **** ***** *** ** should ******* *** ****** **** *** rules *** *********:

*** ********** **** ******** ******* *** educational ** ******** ******* ****** ** undertaken ** *** ***** ** *** equipment **********.

Legal ********* ** ******

** *** ****, ***** *** ************* ******* ************** ****** ********* ***- *** *********** ***** ******* *** November **** *** - ******** *** FCC **** ******** **************. *** *** and ********* **** ******* ****, *** the ******** **** ********** *** ***'* position **** ** *** **** *********:

*** ********** ********* **** ** *** the *********, ** ******** ** ******** in *** ****** ********* ***, ** consider *** ********* ** ****** ** revoke ** ******** ************* ** “*******” equipment ******** ***** ** ******** ** the ****** *** *****, *** **** it *** **** ********* ** ******** such ****** ******* *********** ********** ***** providing *** *** **** ****** ** revocation ** ******** **************.

Componentry ** ** ******* ** ***

***** **** **********, *** *** ******** how *** ******** *** **** ********** cover ********* **** ********** **** ******* entities ****** **** **** ********* ******** entirely ** ******* ********.

** *** ******** **** *****, *** FCC ******** ** ******* ********** ***** the ***. *******, ** *** *** stated ** **** *** ************** *** components:

***** *** ********* ** ******* ******* component ***** **** **** *** **** risk ** ******* *********, *** ********** endeavors ** ****** **** ********* **** includes ********* ***** **** **** ** unacceptable **** ** ******** ******** **** be ********** **** *************. ** **** Further ******, *** ********** ***** ******* to **** ******** **** ********* ***** and ** ******** *** *** ********** might **** ****** *********** ************* ** equipment **** ******** **** **********.

Outlook + ********

*** ***** ***** ********* ********** ** months **** ** * *******. ***** its *********** ** ***** *, ****, the ****** *** ** **** (***** April *) ** *******, **** ** additional ** **** (***** **** *, 2023) ** ***** ** ********. *************, the *** ***** ***** * ***** order ** *** ***** ***** *** latter ********.

*** *********** ** ******** *** ******* on *** ***'* *********** **** ****** ******** **-*** *** **-*** ** the "**********(*)" *****, *** ******* *** the ****.

** ** ****** *** *** **** take ******* ********** ****** ** ******** its *****. ***** ** ********* *** taking **** ******; *** ******* ****** for *** ******** **** ***** ***** a **** ******, ** ******** ****.

** *******, *** ***** **** ***** the *** ***** ***** *** **** reply ******** ******** ******* ** *** priorities. *** ***** ****** ********** ******** over ******** ***** **** *****, ** may **** ** **** *******.