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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday March 22 2018, @11:17PM   Printer-friendly
from the who-way? dept.

Best Buy will cut ties with Huawei and stop selling Huawei products over the next few weeks. Huawei's smartphones, such as its new flagship Mate 10 Pro, are sold in the U.S. by retailers, but no U.S. wireless service provider will sell them. Now the largest electronics retailer in the U.S. is calling it quits:

The move, after similar actions from U.S. carriers including AT&T Inc, comes as U.S. scrutiny of Chinese tech firms grows amid simmering tensions over U.S.-China trade and concerns of security.

[...] Earlier this year, AT&T was forced to scrap a plan to offer Huawei handsets after some members of Congress lobbied against the idea with federal regulators, sources told Reuters. Verizon Communications Inc also ended its plans to sell Huawei phones last year, according to media reports.

Last month two Republican Senators introduced legislation that would block the U.S. government from buying or leasing telecommunications equipment from Huawei or Chinese peer ZTE Corp, citing concern the firms would use their access to spy on U.S. officials.

Also at CNET and Engadget.

Previously: U.S. Lawmakers Urge AT&T to Cut Ties With Huawei
Verizon Cancels Plans to Sell Huawei Phone Due to U.S. Government Pressure
U.S. Intelligence Agency Heads Warn Against Using Huawei and ZTE Products
The U.S. Intelligence Community's Demonization of Huawei Remains Highly Hypocritical


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 23 2018, @06:23PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 23 2018, @06:23PM (#657201)

    Are ANY phones made in the US?

  • (Score: 2) by Osamabobama on Friday March 23 2018, @10:47PM (1 child)

    by Osamabobama (5842) on Friday March 23 2018, @10:47PM (#657291)

    In two minutes of Google-fu, I found the following American cell phone manufacturers: Apple, Motorola and Nokia--er, Microsoft Mobile. None of these companies make phones in North America.

    Another minute of Googling led me to this list [wikipedia.org], but none of the United States companies listed seem to be notable in that category.

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    • (Score: 2) by arcz on Sunday March 25 2018, @04:46PM

      by arcz (4501) on Sunday March 25 2018, @04:46PM (#657973) Journal
      Well, as long as the software is made in the US, the hardware doesn't matter that much. Software backdoors are a big deal and very concerning; in my opinion, more so than hardware ones — which typically don't go connect to the internet on thier own.