China Tech Titans in Crosshairs of FCC Proposal
- FCC’s Pai asks for vote to ban spending on companies’ gear
- Move latest by U.S. against Chinese technology manufacturers
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Chinese network-gear makers Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. could face higher barriers to the U.S. market under a proposal advanced Monday by federal regulators in Washington’s latest move against feared espionage from foreign telecommunications suppliers.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai proposed barring funds from a program that subsidizes wireless service in rural areas from being used to buy equipment or services from companies determined to be a risk to U.S. national security.