Dahua, Hikvision, and FCC Argue Before DC Federal Appeals Court Analyzed

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*** ********* ****** *** ***** ** hour ****** ****** ******** *. ***, Patricia *. *******, *** *. ******* Randolph ** *** ** ***** ** Appeals *** *** ** *******. *** judges *** ******** ********* *** *** attorneys ********* *** *** *** ************* and *** ***, ***** ** ************ the ** **********.

** **** ******** ******, ** ******* the *******' *********, *** ******' *********, and *** *** ***** ********* **** will ****** *** ****.

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***** *** ********* *** ********** ***** ************ *** ******* ************** *** *** manufacturers' *********.

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• ********* ***** ****** ********* *** ******* New *** ************** ** ***** *** Hikvision, ******* ***
• ** ****** *********** ****** *** *** Bill ** ***** / *********
• *** ********** ******** **** *** ***** And ********* ********
• *** ****** *** ********** ******* ** Dahua *** *********
• *** ******* *** ****** ***** *** Hikvision, ***** ******* ** ********
• ***** **** ***, ***
• *** ******* ** ***** *** ********* Lawsuit ********

* ****** ** ******** *** ******** to *** *** *****, ********* *********** ******* ************* ***, ********* *** ******* ************** ******** *** of ****, *** ********* ********* *** ** ****.

*** ****** *** ******* ************** ******* Act ("***") ****** *** *** ** ban ********* **** ***** * ******** security ****** *** *** ******* "******** communications *******" ********, *** ********** *** FCC ** ******* * **** ** companies ******* ** **** ***********. *** FCC ******* ********** ****** ****, ***** ******** ***** *** Hikvision.

*** ****** ********* *** ("***") **** a **** *******, ********* *** *** to "** ****** ****** ** ******* any *********** *** ********* *************" ** companies ** *** ******* ****. ** response ** *** ***, *** *** issued ******* ******* *** ******* ************** ** Dahua, *********, ******, ***, *** ****** equipment** ******** ****.

***** *** ********* **** *** *** in ***** ****, ******* **** *** FCC ***** ********** **** ***** ********* and ****** *** *****. *** ** Court ** ******* *** *** ** Circuit ***** **** ********* *** *** suit *****, **** ******** ***, *******, and ******** *********. ***'************ ************ *** *********, ****** *****'******* ******* *****, *** ***'******** ******** *** ** **********, *** *****'******* ******* **.*** ******** (***** ** *********** ** the **** ** ** ********** *****, and *** ***** **** *** ***).

*** ******* **********, ********'* ***** ******* *****, ******'* ***** *****, ********'* ***** ************ *****.

Court ***** ******* ************ ******, ********* **********

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***** *** ********* ******* ***** **** she ** ******* ******* ******** ** favor ** *** *** (***** ** analyze ******* *****). ***** ******* *** Randolph *** *** **** *** ********** about *** **** **** ** ****. The ***** **** **** ** * majority **** ***** *** ***** ******.

Hikua, *** ******* ******* ** ********* ** "*********" ** ********* *******

*** ***** ***** **** ** *** time *********** ******* *****'* *********, *** video ************ ********* **** *********, ** "essential" ** *** ********* ** ********* service.

****'* ** ********* ********, ******* *** SNA ****** *** *** ** *** covered "************** ********* ** *******," ******* *.*.*. § *********** ** "*** ********* ** ******* that ************* *** ********* ** ******** ************** service" (******** *****). ********* **** *.*.*. § ****, "******** **************" ****** ** "****-*****, switched, ********* ******************."

***** ******* ***** ********* *** ** defines "******** ************** *********." ********* ********* that **** ******* ** ** *.*.*. §§ **** *** ****, *** ****** the **** ** ********* **** ** "essential ** ********* ******************" - *****, they ***, **** *** ******* ********* equipment. ******* ******, ********* **** **** ***** ***** equipment *** ** **** ** ******** communications, **** ** ** *** ****** by *** *** ******* ** ** not *********, *************, ** ****** *** the “********* ** ******** ************** *******," and **** ******** ***** **** ****** the *** *********** ** ** *** intended ** **** ** “********** *******-********* equipment” **** ***** *********. *****, ********* repeatedly ********** **** ***** ****** *** ZTE *** "******** *******" ** *** FCC ** ********* ** ********* "********* to ********* ******************," **** ***** ****** not ** ** *** ****. ***** Millett ***** ** *** ***** ********* would ******* ** "******** *******" ** Hikvision's ****. **** ********* **** **** would.

***** ******* *** ***** ******** ***** questioned *** *** ***** *** *** agency ***** ** ********* ** "*********" to *** ********* ** ********* *******. The *** ********* **** ***** ****************** are * **** ** ******* ******************, and **** *** "****** **** ***** telecommunications ******* * ***** ******," ****** Hikua ******* "*********" ** ***** ******************. As**** *** ********, *** ***'* ******** ** ****:

***** *** *********' ******* *** ********* are *** "********* ** *** ************ of ******** ******** *********** ******* **** the ******** ********," **** *** "*********" for ************ ***** *********** **** *** internet ** **** ** ************.

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Judge *** ****: **** ** **** ****** ** ********* ** *********?

** ******** **** ***** *** ********** raised ** ******* ** **** ******* if ***** ********* ** "*********" ** advanced ************** *******.

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***** *** **** **** ******** ******* about *** ******* ** *** *** (the ******* **** **** ******* ******** being "*********" ** ******** ************** *******) may ** **** ********** ** ****** cases ** ***** *** *** **** the *** ** *** ********* **** are *** ******* ** *** ******* list. (*** **** ******* ***** ** Flipper ****,** **** *** ********). ** ***** *** ***** **** questioning *** ***:

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Little ********** ** ******* ***** ** * ******** ******** ******

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*** ******** *** *** ***** **, and ** *** ***** ******** ** opportunity ** *** ********** *********. (**** almost ******** *** ********** *** ****, which ** ********* *** ****** *******, they *** ** ****** * ********* time ******** ***** ***** ****** **).

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*** **** ** ***** *** *** DC ******* ** ***** ******* ********* after **** ******** ****** ************, *** can ****** ** *** ********** ** the ****. **** *** ****** ****** that***** *. ***** * ****** ********* *** ******* case, * ****** **** ****** *** be ********. ** *** **** ******.

***** ***** ***'* ******** ***** *** SEA, *** ******* ** ** ******* towards ****** **** *** ***. ***** Millett *** ***** ******** **** ****** indication ** ***** **** ***.

*** ****** ***** **** ****** ****** any ******** *** ** ******* *****, though, ** ***** *************, *** ******* Court ****** ******* *****. ** **** update **** *** ***** **** ***** its ******.