Bill Introduced To Ban Dahua And Hikvision From Obtaining FCC Certification

By Charles Rollet, Published May 25, 2021, 12:43pm EDT (Info+)

A bill that proposes banning the FCC from approving new Hikvision and Dahua products has been introduced by a Republican and a Democratic Senator.

IPVM Image

Last month, as IPVM reported, an FCC Commissioner urged just this by calling to "eliminate" the "backdoor" of non-federal US Hikvision/Dahua purchases in March. The commissioner praised this latest bill, saying it would "strengthen America's national security".

The FCC regulates all radio frequency devices and has approved hundreds of Hikvision and Dahua items to date. If a ban on new approvals was passed it could cripple the companies' US business.

UPDATE 10/22: The House version of this Bill has passed: see IPVM's coverage US House Passes FCC Ban Bill of Dahua / Hikvision, 420 - 4.

Inside this note, we examine the proposal, its backing, and its potential impact.

Secure ********* *** ** **** ** "***** *** ******** ********"

** *** **, ******** ***** ***** (R-FL) *** ** ****** (*-**)************** **** ********* *** *** ** "no ****** ******, ** *******, ************ from ********* ** *** **********’* '******* List'":

*.*. ******** ***** ***** (*-**) *** Ed ****** (*-**) ********** ********* ********* *** ** ****** ****** *** ******* ************** ********** (FCC) ** ******* **** ** ****no ****** ******, ** *******, ************ **** ********* ** *** **********’* “******* ****.” The bill wouldprevent ******* *********** and sales of Huawei, ZTE, Hytera,Hikvision, *** ***** – all Chinese state-backed or directed firms – in the U.S. regardless ** ******* ******* ***** *** ******** [emphasis added]

**** ** *****,*** *** ************** *** ***** ** *** "******* List" *** ***** "******[*] ** ******** security" *** ****** ** "************" ****.

**** ****** ****'* *** ** ** "Close *** ******** ********" ******** ******* purchases ** ******* **** ******* **** as **** ** **** *** *** made **** ******* ******* (***** ********* ******** *** ****).

FCC ************ ******* ****

**** **** ***** ***** ********** *** Commissioner ***********'* *********** *** "******* ********" ******** ******* purchases ** ******* ****. **** '*********' the ********' "**** ******" **** **** bill ****** ** ***** "********** *** national ********":

IPVM Image

* ******* ******* ***** *** ******* Markey *** ***** ********** *** **** action. ***** *********** ***** ********** *** national ******** ** ******** **** ** close *** ******** **** ****** *** others *** ***** ***** *** ******* our ************* **** ***** **** ***** an ************ **** ** *** ******** security.

Impact ** *** *** ********

****** ************ ***** ********* ******* *** ******'* ************* ********* *** *** *** ************** (e.g.******* ******,**** *********** ********,*******)***** ***** *** *** (*.*.** *******,*********,********** *******).

*** ********' ************ ************ ******** **** the *** ***** "** ******" ******* Hikvision/Dahua ********* ** ******* "******* ***********", indicating ***** ** ********/ ******** ********* would ****** ****** *****.

*****, "*********** ** ********* ** ************ equipment" ******* * ********* $*,*** **** for **** ****,*** *** ******,********* ********* *** *****'* *** ******** long **** ** *********** ******* ***** of **** ** ***** *** *********. As**** ******* **********, ** ** **** ** *** either **** ********** ** ********** ** their *** ******** ****** ******* ** import *** ******.

No *******

********* *** ***** *** *** ******* to ****'* ******* *******, ** **** do, ** **** ******.

Likelihood ** **** *******

*** **** ** **** *** *** officially **** *** * ******** (*** of ***) ** ***, *******, ***** its ********** ********** (* ******* **** each *****) ** *** *********. *********, the ***** ************** *** ****** **** friendly ** *** ********* **** **** had ***********, ********* ***** ******** **** as*** ****** ***** ******** ******************* *********** ******* ***** *****.

*** ****** ** ** ** **** cannot ** ********** ********** ** **** point. ** **** ** ******** ********** its ********.

Outlook *** ***** *** ********* ** *** ***

**** ********* **** **** ***** ******* over *** **** *** ***** **** US ********** ****** *** * ******* and **** **** ***** ** ******* it ****. *******, ** **** * years (******* *** *** ***** ******** ** an *********** *** **, ****), ***** *** Hikvision **** **** **** ** ** restrictions ** *** ********* ** *********** being ****** ********** ** *** **.

Update (**/**/**): The proposed ****** ********* *** ** **** ** available ****. ** ** *-***** ****, *** the **** ** ********** **** *** Senators’ ************, ******* **** ** **** “ensure **** *** ******* ************** ********** does *** ******* ***** ********* ******* that **** * ******** ******** ****.”

****** *** **** ****, ** ***** give *** *** ** **** ** initiate ********** ** *** *** ** FCC ************* *** *********/*****. *** ******** for *** ********** ******* ** ********* unclear. ** * *******, **** * proposed **** ** ****** * ** day ****** ** ******** ** ******* public ********, *** *** ***** **** is ********* ** **** ***** *********** in *** ******* ********.

Comments (33)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

05/25/21 05:04pm

***********. *******, ***** *****'* ********* ********** and ************. ******* ** *** **** stated **** ******, ** ***** *** Hikvision ***** ******* ******* ****** ** China ****** ** ***** ***** ***** will **** ***** ** *****, **** will *** ****** **** *** *********.

Agree: 3
Disagree
Informative: 1
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Integrator #2

05/25/21 05:29pm

********* **/*** ***** **** *********, ******** affecting *** ***** ****** ****** *** markets **** *** **** ******* ** do **** *** ******** ******** **** general ***** *** ***********. * ******* we **** *** **** *** **** it *****. *** ** **** **** reciprocate *** ****.

Agree
Disagree: 1
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/25/21 05:32pm

***********? *** *** *** **** ******** and *********** ******* ********* *** *****, in *** *** ** **** ********. The *** ***** ****, **** **** pretend **** **** *** ** ** doing **** **** ** ********** *** thing.

*** *******:*****: ******* ***** ************ ** ******** Risk******** ******** ******** ******* ******* ** and ***** *********

Agree: 13
Disagree: 1
Informative: 1
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed End User #3

In reply to John Honovich | 05/25/21 05:40pm

*** *** ***** **** **** *******!

*** ***** ********** ****** ****

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny: 1

Jack Pestaner

In reply to Undisclosed End User #3 | 05/27/21 02:52pm

*'* ******** **** * ***** ** honor

Agree: 2
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 05/25/21 06:22pm

"***********? *** *** *** **** ******** and *********** ******* ********* *** *****, in *** *** ** **** ********. The *** ***** ****, **** **** pretend **** **** *** ** ** doing **** **** ** ********** *** thing."

***********, ***. ***** *** *************; * never **** **** *****'* ******* **** acting **** *** *** *****, *** this **** **** ********* *** ** to **. *'* *********, ** **** degree? *'* ******** ** ********** ** the ********* ** ****** *** ***** reaction, ** ******* ** **** *******, specifically. *****, *** *****'* ******* ******* existing/increased ****** ***** ****** ** *** country *** ***** ********* *** ** the ****** **** ******* ****/******** **********.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/26/21 12:02pm

* ***** **** **** *****'* ******* been ****** **** *** *** *****, but **** **** **** ********* *** on ** **. *'* *********, ** what ******?

**** ** **** **** **** *** to ****. **'* * ***** ***** right *********. ********* **** ** ***** up ** **** ******** *** **** clear **** ***** *** ************ ****** than ******* **** ******* ** ***** threats ** ******* **** **** ****.

Agree: 2
Disagree: 1
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny
Avatar

Aaron Thomas

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/27/21 01:53pm

*** ** ***’* ***** ** *** of ***** ******* ******** *** **** 9-11% ** ***** ****** *******. * don’t **** **** *****’* ** *** more ****** ** ************* **** ***** already **. **** ****** ***’* **** us. ** **, **, ** ********* continue **** *** **** *** ****, then *****’* ** * ******* *** global *************.

* ***** *** ****** ******** ***** be, **** *** *** ***** ** other *** ******, **** *******, ***, etc?

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Aaron Thomas | 05/27/21 01:58pm

**, *** ** *********’* ***** ** North ******* *** **** **** *% of *** ****** *******. ***** ****** annual ******* ** ************* **$** ******* and *** ************ ******** ***** **** inside ** *****.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Integrator #4

05/25/21 06:19pm

*'* *** ******* *** ****** ** the ****, *** ** *** *** the **** ***** *** **** *********** to **** ****? **** ******* ***, I (******* *******) ********* *** *** with ********* ** *** ********* * piece ** ********* ****** ***** ** how ** ******* ** *** *** appropriate ***********. * ***** **** ******* that ******** *** **** ** * certain *******'* ******* ***** ** ******* by **** ***** ******, **** ** Commerce ** ***. ** ** ****** for *** *** ** *** ***** criteria **** **** ** ***** *** sale ** ******** ** *** **?

Agree: 2
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 05/25/21 07:07pm

* ***** **'* * **** ******** way ** **** *** ******* **** being ***** ** **** ** *** US ***** *** ****** ******* ***** or *** ******. ***** ***** ** playing *** *****-*-**** ****, **** **** out *** **** ********.

Agree: 4
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed #6

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 05/26/21 12:32am

***** ***** ** ******* *** *****-*-**** game...

**** ** ***** ** *******, ***** are *************** ** **** **...

Agree: 1
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Conor Healy

IPVMU Certified | 05/25/21 11:59pm

Update (**/**/**): The proposed ****** ********* *** ** **** ** available ****. ** ** *-***** ****, *** the **** ** ********** **** *** Senators’ ************, ******* **** ** **** “ensure **** *** ******* ************** ********** does *** ******* ***** ********* ******* that **** * ******** ******** ****.”

****** *** **** ****, ** ***** give *** *** ** **** ** initiate ********** ** *** *** ** FCC ************* *** *********/*****. *** ******** for *** ********** ******* ** ********* unclear. ** * *******, **** * proposed **** ** ****** * ** day ****** ** ******** ** ******* public ********, *** *** ***** **** is ********* ** **** ***** *********** in *** ******* ********.

Agree
Disagree
Informative: 3
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Conor Healy | 05/26/21 04:00am

"****** *** **** ****, ** ***** give *** *** ** **** ** initiate ********** ** *** *** ** FCC ************* *** *********/*****. "

** ***'* ****.

Agree: 1
Disagree: 3
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny: 1

Conor Healy

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/26/21 04:31pm

*** *** *** **** ***** **** makes *** *** ****? * ********** think **'* *** ***** ** **** who **** ******* **, ** ***'* have * ****** ******* ** *** bill's *******. ***** **** ** **** lobbying ******* ****, *** ***** ** also ******* ********* ******** ****** ***** to *** *****.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Conor Healy | 05/26/21 09:49pm

"*** *** *** **** ***** **** makes *** *** ****? "

**, *'* ***** * ***'* *** more. ***** *** ***. ** ** passes, **** **** ** *** ***** at **** **** *** *'** ******* the *********** * ****. ** ** doesn't ****(** ***'*), * ***** ***'* be **** ** ******* ** *******.

Agree: 1
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful: 5
Funny

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/26/21 10:38pm

***** ***'* ** **** ** ******* my *******.

******* *** ***** **** ** ********** going ** *** ***** ** ****, it's ***** ** ********* *** **** some ******* ****** **** ****** ***** what ** ***** ** ******. ****** you *** ******* *** *****, *** fate ** *** *********** ** *******.

************, * ***** **** ** **** likely ** ****** **** ********* **** an ********* ** *** **** (***** essentially ****** ******) *** ** *** are ***-***** (******** *** ***), *** fact **** ******** *** ******* *** ways ** ********* ***** ****** **** you *********, ******* ** *** **** succeed **** **** *********** ** * future ***.

Agree: 1
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 05/26/21 11:24pm

********, (*** *** **** ******* **** that ****, * **********) *** ***, honestly, * **** ** **** ** need ** *** *** ******* ********** technology ***** ** *** *******. * am *** *** ***, ***** ** other, *********** **** ********* (**, ***** axis). ** **** *** ******* ** be ****-********** **** * **** **** ago, **** *** ****** **** ****, but * *****. ** *** ********** that ** **** ****** **** ******, but **** **** ********** ** ***** not **** ****** ** ******. **** free ** *** **** *** *****, for ********. ** ***'* ****.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful: 1
Funny

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/26/21 11:29pm

* ** *** ********* ** **** opinion **** ** *** *** (** may ****). ** ***** ** *** trying ** ******** ** **** **** "sources" ** ** *** **** ******* access ** ****** ***********.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny: 1

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 05/26/21 11:32pm

*** **** ** **** **** * may ** *** *** **** ****** to. * ***** ********* *** ******** with **** **** *** ******* *******. No **** ** ***** **** **** on **. *'* *** ******** **** as ********* ** ***** ***** ****** abuses. * *****'* **** *** ** those ** * *** ** *** now. ***'** ******* ******.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful: 1
Funny: 1

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/26/21 11:34pm

** ***** ** ** ***, *** Hikvision, *** ***, *** ***, *** secret *********** ***** **** ************ **** or **** *** ****** **** ***********.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed #6

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/27/21 12:53am

** ** ******, **** **** ** ask ***** ** **** **** *** I'll ******* *** *********** * ****.

** ** ** ******, **** ***’** out **** *******? ******* **** **** were ********* **** ** **** *** therefore ******* **?

Agree: 1
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful: 1
Funny: 3

Undisclosed #11

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 10/21/21 09:20pm

** ** ******, **** **** ** ask ***** ** **** **** *** I'll ******* *** *********** * ****.

*** **#*,

***** **** *** **** ******. ****** share **** *******.

Agree: 3
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny: 3

Undisclosed Integrator #7

05/26/21 03:35am

**** ** *******. ** **** ***** there ****** ** * ***** **** in **** ****** ****** *** **. It ** **** ******** ** *** how **** ***** ****** **** **** through ** **** ****** *** ******** item ** *** **** ***.

Agree: 4
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Distributor #8

05/26/21 05:23am

**** ****** * ** *** ** the ** * *** ***** ****. Maybe **** *** **** ** *** western ***** **** **** & ***** to ****** ****

Agree: 4
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Manufacturer #9

05/26/21 12:26pm

*** ** *** ******.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny: 2

Conor Healy

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #9 | 05/26/21 02:17pm

** *** ********** **** ***. ******* right *** **** ***** ******** **** be.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed #10

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #9 | 05/26/21 04:00pm

*** ** *** ******. **, *** things **** *******.

*** ******* ******* ** **** **** Blacklist ***********

Agree
Disagree
Informative: 1
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Distributor #8

05/26/21 07:57pm

**, *** ******* ********.....

*** **** **** ********** & ******* pay ***?

Agree: 1
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny
Avatar

Charles Rollet

06/16/21 02:02pm

******: *** ***** ** ****************** ********** *** *** ********* *** ****** ****. *** *******, Representatives***** ******* (*-**) *** **** ***** (D-CA), *** **********. *** ***** **** makes ** ******* ** *** ******'*.

*******,*** *************** **** ***** **** ******** * statement ** ******* **** *** ***'* acting ********** *************** ***********,*** ***** *** **** ******** *** ************** ******"********** **** **** ******":

IPVM Image

*** ************ ** *** ****** ********* Act ** **** ** ******* ****. This *********** **** **** ******* *** national ******** ** ******** **** ************* communications ********* ** *** ********** *** use ****** *** *******. *** **'** not ******* ****--**** *****,I ****** * **** **** ** ********** ** ****** *** ******* ************** **********'* ********* ************* ********** ********** **** **** ******. I thank Congresswoman Eshoo and Congressman Scalise for their work--having this policy written into the law will send a strong, bipartisan signal that the United States is committed to developing a market for secure 5G alternatives. [emphasis added]

**** ** ******* ******** **** ** the ******** *** ******* ** **** 17 (********), *** *** **** **** its ******* ******* ********* *** ***** FCC ************** (** ****** *****).

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny
Avatar

Charles Rollet

07/21/21 08:38am

******: *** *****'* ******* ** **** bill ** ******** ** ******* ** amendment ********** *** *** ********* ************* ban **** "****** *** ***** *************" to ********** ******* *********; ******* *** amendment "**** *** *******" *** *** from ******** ******* ** ** **** "in * ****** **********" (**** ** *****).

** **** [********* ** *** ****** of * **********] ** ******** ** be ******* ** ******* **** *** rules ******** ** *** *********** ****** not ***** ************* ** ********* ********** authorized ** *** ***, *** **** the *********** **** *** ******* *** FCC **** ******** *******, ** * future **********, *** ***** ****** ***** retroactively. [******** *****]

**** *** ********* **** * ** a ****** ***** ** *******************.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny
Avatar

Charles Rollet

08/05/21 05:16am

******: *** ****** ******* ** **** bill*** ****** *** ******** *********, ***** *** *** ***** *******.***** *** *** ***** ** ************** ************* *** ***** *** ********** ** the ***** *** ***** **.

******* ***** ***** (*-**), **-****** ** the ****** ****,******:

IPVM Image

******* *****-******** *********, **** ****** *** ZTE, **** ** ***** ** *** telecommunications *******. **** **** ***** **** compromised ********* **** *** ****** *** of ******** *.*. **************. * ** pleased **** *** ******** ********* ******** this ****, *** * **** ******* to *** ******** ******* ** *** Senate *****

************** **** ***** (*-**), **-****** ** the ***** ****,******:

IPVM Image

*’** ****** *** **** * ****** to ******* *************** ** *** ****************** infrastructure **** ******** ****** *** ******** security. ********* **** ** ****** *** ZTE, ********* ****** ** *** ******* government, ******** *** *************** ** *** telecommunication ******* *** *** *** *.*. at ****. *****, *** ****** *** Commerce ********* **** ** ********* **** by ********* ** ********** *********** **** directs *** *** ** ******** *.*. telecommunications ********* **** ***** ********* ************ by ********* **** **** * ******** security ******

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny
Avatar

Charles Rollet

10/22/21 02:15am

******: *** ***** **** *** ******: see ****'* ********** ***** ****** *** *** **** of ***** / *********, *** - 4.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny
Login to read this IPVM report.
Why do I need to log in?
IPVM conducts reporting, tutorials and software funded by subscriber's payments enabling us to offer the most independent, accurate and in-depth information.
Loading Related Reports