Washington | The Federal Communications Commission has classified Huawei and ZTE as national security threats, in a move that will bar US companies from using government money to buy products from the Chinese telecoms groups.
Ajit Pai, FCC chairman, said the move would prevent Huawei and ZTE from receiving any of the $US8.3 billion ($12 billion) that the government provides to US companies to ensure under-served areas of the country have telecoms services.
