FCC Adds Three Companies To List Of Prohibited Communications Equipment & Services: AO Kaspersky Lab, China Mobile International USA Inc., & China Telecom (Americas) Corp.

Mar 25

Mar 25 FCC Adds Three Companies To List Of Prohibited Communications Equipment & Services: AO Kaspersky Lab, China Mobile International USA Inc., & China Telecom (Americas) Corp.

The FCC has announced the addition of three companies to its list of prohibited communications equipment and services: AO Kaspersky Lab, China Mobile International USA Inc., and China Telecom (Americas) Corp.

FCC Releases Information On Applications For Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program – 161 Applications Accepted – Roughly $5.6 Billion In Funding Requested

Feb 9

Feb 9 FCC Releases Information On Applications For Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program – 161 Applications Accepted – Roughly $5.6 Billion In Funding Requested

Tony Veach

FCC, Huawei, National Security, Supply Chain

The FCC has released further details on the applications filed to participate in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program.

Feb 4

Feb 4 Supply Chain Annual Reports – Providers Of Advanced Communications Services Must File No Later Than May 5, 2022

Tony Veach

Supply Chain, Broadband, FCC, Huawei, National Security

The FCC has announced that providers of advanced communications services must submit a Supply Chain Annual Report, no later than May 5, 2022, detailing whether their networks contain or use “covered” communications equipment or services.

Jun 18

Jun 18 Fifth Circuit Rejects Huawei Challenge To FCC’s USF National Security Rule

Tony Veach

Huawei, National Security, USF

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has denied Huawei’s legal challenge to the FCC’s rule prohibiting the use of universal service fund support to purchase equipment and services from companies deemed to pose a threat to U.S. national security.

Mar 14

Mar 14 Weekly News Update - March 8 - 14: RDOF, USF Contribution, Mergers & Acquisitions, FCC, Broadband, SpaceX, Huawei

Tony Veach

Broadband Funding, Broadband Mapping, Congress, FCC, Fixed Wireless, Huawei, Mergers & Acquisitions, National Security, RDOF, Satellite Broadband, SpaceX, USF Contribution

An update on news for March 8 - 14, 2021.

Mar 13

Mar 13 FCC Releases List Of Equipment & Services That Pose A Threat To U.S. National Security

Tony Veach

Huawei, National Security, USF, FCC

The FCC has released a list of communications equipment and services that pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the U.S.

FCC Supply Chain Report: 49 Communications Providers Say They Have Huawei & ZTE Equipment In Their Networks, Estimated Cost To Replace – $1.837 Billion

Sep 4

Sep 4 FCC Supply Chain Report: 49 Communications Providers Say They Have Huawei & ZTE Equipment In Their Networks, Estimated Cost To Replace – $1.837 Billion

Tony Veach

FCC, Huawei, National Security, USF

The FCC has released data from its Supply Chain Security Information Collection showing which communications providers reported the presence or use of Huawei or ZTE equipment or services in their networks, along with the estimated cost of replacing the equipment.