US Appeals Court Upholds FCC Ban On Huawei

US Appeals Court Upholds FCC Ban On Huawei

Last Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed further limitations on the purchases of equipment produced by Huawei, ZTE, and other Chinese companies, which courts have deemed a risk to US national security. The move comes as part of US government plans to reduce the use of Chinese providers of 5G and other tech.

On Friday, The US Court of Appeals ruled against Chinese tech company Huawei’s plea to override the FCC’s ruling. Under the ruling, the FFC classified Huawei as a national security risk. Federal government subsidy recipients were banned from utilising funds to purchase products or services from companies classified as a “national security risk”. 

Huawei’s challenge to the competence of the commission was only met by the court upholding the FCC’s ruling. The court stated the FCC was within its rights to classify Huawei as a national security risk. Huawei argued that the ruling would be unjustified under the APA and that the ruling would violate covered companies’ due process rights. However, these claims were rejected by the court.

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