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posted by janrinok on Tuesday November 19 2019, @09:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the art-of-the-deal dept.

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

The U.S. government is letting American businesses work with Chinese tech giant Huawei for an additional three months, in a third delay to a ban enacted in May for national security reasons.

It is the third time the U.S. has extended a reprieve, which is meant to help ease disruption for Huawei customers. Many Internet and cellphone carriers in rural parts of the U.S. buy networking equipment from Huawei, and the temporary extension means they can keep their networks up to date.

"The Temporary General License extension will allow carriers to continue to service customers in some of the most remote areas of the United States who would otherwise be left in the dark," said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in a statement.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/18/780473704/u-s-firms-get-90-day-extension-to-work-with-huawei-on-rural-networks

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

The TGL order, first posted in May of this year, had already been extended once back in August and, had it not been re-issued, would have expired at the end of the day on Monday.

According to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, the stay was necessary because a number of small, regional telcos still rely on Huawei kit for their day-to day-operations, making it necessary for some suppliers to continue to work with the Chinese company.

"The Temporary General License extension will allow carriers to continue to service customers in some of the most remote areas of the United States who would otherwise be left in the dark," Ross declared.

"The Department will continue to rigorously monitor sensitive technology exports to ensure that our innovations are not harnessed by those who would threaten our national security."

The new order will allow companies operating under the TGL to keep working with Huawei through February 16, 2020, or until the US and China can strike a trade deal to get the telecoms giant back in Uncle Sam's good graces.


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  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday November 19 2019, @09:43PM (1 child)

    by Freeman (732) on Tuesday November 19 2019, @09:43PM (#922095) Journal

    Yeah, I could see your point, if the company was a US company. In this case, it's a foreign company, that is likely acting in bad faith. Also, see Boeing, etc. for examples of winners getting contracts and no one else getting a seat at the table. It's cool that SpaceX is challenging that and winning, but we are as free as we fight to be.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 20 2019, @04:29AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 20 2019, @04:29AM (#922262)

    fighting for freedom is a federal offense.