Carr Praises House Commerce OK of Huawei Loophole Bill

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr hailed House Commerce Committee advancement of the Secure Equipment Act (HR-3919). The committee also cleared seven other telecom cybersecurity measures (see 2107210064). HR-3919 and Senate companion S-1790 would ban the FCC from issuing new equipment licenses to Huawei and other companies the commission considers a national security risk. It “would help ensure that insecure gear from companies like Huawei, ZTE, and others can no longer be inserted into America’s communications infrastructure,” Carr said Thursday. “We have already determined that this gear poses an unacceptable risk to our national security” (see 2106090063) and HR-3919/S-1790 “would ensure that the FCC closes this Huawei loophole.”