The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided on Friday, in a unanimous vote, to ban sales or import of telecom equipment and services from sellers that are seen as potentially dangerous to the country's security, more specifically, Chinese tech giants, Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corporation, it was revealed in an order.
"While many [talked about] security issues surrounding ‘back doors,’ I have said many times that the untrustworthy equipment from these companies could readily serve as a ‘front door’ for Chinese intelligence gathering, at the expense of our privacy and national security," Commissioner Geoffrey Starks (pictured) remarked.
Commissioner Brendan Carr labeled the action as "an unprecedented step" toward further safeguarding the US "communication networks and strenghten[ing] America's national security."
