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The US Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to advance a plan to ban approvals for equipment in US telecommunications networks from Chinese companies deemed national security threats like Huawei and ZTE.Under proposed rules that won initial approval, the FCC could also revoke prior equipment authorisations issued to Chinese companies.A Huawei spokesperson, in an email, called the FCC revision "misguided and unnecessarily punitive."Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the new measures…

Photo: Ascannio (Shutterstock)TikTok promises to keep its U.S. users’ data safe and sound are not satisfying at least one member of the Federal Communications Commission. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said in a blistering letter Wednesday that the Chinese company has proved it can’t be trusted with the informationusers give it, and should bundled up and tossed out the airlock.Carr posted an open letter sent to both Google and Apple on his Twitter account Tuesday. In it, he called on the companies to jettison the TikTok…

The US Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to approve legislation to prevent companies such as Huawei or ZTE that are deemed security threats from receiving new equipment licenses from US regulators.The Secure Equipment Act, the latest effort by the US government to crack down on Chinese telecom and tech companies, was approved last week by the US House on a 420-4 vote, and now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature."Chinese state-directed companies like Huawei and ZTE are known national security threats and have…