Trump signs bill banning government use of Huawei and ZTE tech

Huawei and ZTE technology will largely be banned from use by the US government and government contractors. The ban was signed into placed by President Trump today as a component of the much larger Defense Authorization Act. This caps off months of will-they-won't-they from Republicans, many of whom view the two major Chinese telecoms as national security threats. In June, the Senate overwhelmingly passed an amendment that would have reinstated a trade ban on ZTE, potentially shutting down the company. The House, however, did not, and the big question was how the two chambers would find a compromise — or if they would drop the matter entirely. In the end, Congress decided on a measure that will essentially ban the US government or anyone... Continue reading… via The Verge - Tech Posts https://ift.tt/2MmMAys If New feed item from http://www.theverge.com/tech/rss/index.xml, t