Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision, Dahua, Hytera · United States
FCC secure-equipment authorization ban: from procurement restrictions to market-access restrictions
Under the Secure Equipment Act framework, the FCC restricted new equipment authorizations for covered-list firms, affecting telecom, surveillance, and IoT product sales.
Facts
The FCC Covered List identifies equipment and services deemed to pose unacceptable national-security risk; equipment-authorization restrictions extend list risk from government procurement to broader market access.
Compliance lessons
Hardware companies should check at design stage whether radio, camera, networking, and cloud components trigger covered-list, certification, labeling, or import restrictions.
Legal issues
- 设备授权 / equipment authorization
- 覆盖清单 / Covered List
- 进口销售限制 / import and sale restrictions