{"id":17178,"date":"2019-11-22T21:27:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T21:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/22\/how-the-fccs-new-ban-on-huawei-benefits-the-military\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:46:09","slug":"how-the-fccs-new-ban-on-huawei-benefits-the-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/it-networks\/2019\/11\/22\/how-the-fccs-new-ban-on-huawei-benefits-the-military\/","title":{"rendered":"How the FCC\u2019s new ban on Huawei benefits the military"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Nov. 22 to prohibit its dollars from being spent on equipment or services from Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE, a move that will protect U.S. military bases in the rural parts of the country from Chinese espionage as 5G technology appears on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vote banned money from the FCC\u2019s Universal Service Fund, which helps subsidize broadband access in rural areas of the United States, from being spent to obtain, maintain or support Huawei and ZTE products, as well as established a process to add companies to the banned list in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telecom providers, as well as government agencies<\/a>, across the United States are preparing<\/a> for the onset of 5G technology<\/a>, which will transform communications, but will also introduce greater cybersecurity risks into U.S. networks. Concerns about the cybersecurity of Huawei and ZTE products are widespread across the U.S. government<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese two companies pose a great security risk because Chinese intelligence agencies have opportunities to tamper with their products in both the design and manufacturing processes,\u201d the FCC noted in its fact sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\t