Hikvision To FCC: "IPVM Misrepresents", Removes 4G References
Hikvision's attorneys filed a letter with the FCC protesting IPVM's March 2022 reporting on Hikvision's 4G marketing. However, Hikvision also removed numerous "4G" references from its marketing after IPVM's reporting.
Inside this note, we examine Hikvision's letter to the FCC, their arguments and what 4G references they remove as Hikvision hopes to stop further action by the US government.
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