Lawmakers Laud FCC Equipment Security Order
Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and three other lawmakers praised the FCC's approval last week of an order to implement the Secure Equipment Act by banning authorization of gear from companies including Huawei, ZTE, Hytera Communications, Hikvision…
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and Dahua Technology (see 2211230065). The other three lawmakers who hailed the FCC Monday were House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La.; Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.; and Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif. "This new rule will help ensure that critical American infrastructure is protected from Chinese exploitation," Rubio said. "In our digitally connected world, these protections are essential to ensuring that our communications networks are safe and secure," Markey said. The action "finally starts to confront the significant threat China poses to Americans’ privacy and data security interests," Scalise said. Eshoo noted her push "for over a decade to address vulnerabilities in our telecommunications infrastructure that directly impact our national security. Equipment made by Huawei and ZTE, companies linked to the Chinese Communist Party, increases the vulnerabilities of our telecommunication systems and puts the privacy and safety of Americans at risk."