US adds 2 Chinese telecom firms to ‘blacklist’

The US Secure Communications Network Act of 2019 requires the FCC to publish and update a list of telecommunications equipment and services that pose an “unacceptable” risk to national security and safety. all of the American people. In March 2021, the FCC listed 5 Chinese companies including Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision and Dahua on this “black list”.

Notably, the latest update of the FCC includes the appearance of a Russian enterprise for the first time – the cybersecurity company AO Kaspersky Lab.

Washington has long warned against the use of Kaspersky software and banned the use of Kaspersky’s flagship antivirus product on federal computer systems since 2017. However, Kaspersky has always denied that the company This Moscow-based company is an instrument of the Russian Government.