FCC commissioner on Huawei: Suppliers for 5G wireless in US need to ‘share Western values’

Commissioner Brendan Carr of the Federal Communications Commission told CNBC on Monday that suppliers of 5G wireless networking equipment in the U.S. should “share Western values.” “Companies that are deploying our network equipment [should] share our Western values in terms of respecting IP rights, respecting the First Amendment,” Carr said on “Squawk Alley, ” discussing security around next generation 5G wireless technology. Last week, the Trump administration effectively blacklisted Huawei, the Chinese telecom giant that makes wireless equipment that can be used in 5G network deployments. The move announced Wednesday states, among other requirements, that U.S. firms must seek government approval before doing business with Huawei. The Trump administration alleges that Huawei poses a national security threat because of close ties to the communist Chinese government. Huawei has denied those allegations.