October 13, 2020

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That other controversial Chinese telco: The FCC rejects ZTEs petition against its national security threat designation

That other controversial Chinese telco: The FCC rejects ZTEs petition against its national security threat designation

Local US carriers to remain unable to buy its kit with federal funding The US Federal Communications Commission has rejected a petition [PDF] from controversial Chinese teleco kit maker ZTE asking the agency to reconsider whether it should be deemed a national security threat.…

Date: 2020-11-25

URL: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2020/11/25/the_fcc_rejects_ztes_petition/

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