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Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision, Dahua and others · United States

FCC Covered List: market-access blockage for telecoms and surveillance equipment

The U.S. FCC placed several Chinese telecoms and surveillance companies on its national-security Covered List and restricted equipment authorizations.

Industry: Telecommunications and surveillance equipmentStatus: activeUpdated: Jun 26, 2026
Investment screening and national securitySanctions and export controlsPlatform, product safety, and consumer protection

Facts

Listing affects certification, government procurement, customer contracts, insurance, and after-sales service, and may be cited by regulators elsewhere.

Compliance lessons

Hardware exporters should build product-certification, cybersecurity, supply-chain security, customer-tiering, and alternative-market strategies.

Legal issues

  • 设备授权 / equipment authorization
  • 国家安全 / national security
  • 政府采购 / procurement

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