Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen announced Thursday he is banning state use of Chinese communications technology. Pillen says the ban pertains to communications equipment and services produced by Huawei Technologies, ZTE Corporation, Hytera Communications, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology and Dahua Technology as well as their subsidiaries and affiliates.
Pillen says each of these companies are owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party and are on the Federal Communications Commission’s Covered List, which includes companies that are considered a risk to national security.
“This executive order will keep the Chinese Communist Party from using technology to infiltrate and influence our state’s infrastructure,” Pillen says. . “I will continue to find opportunities to improve Nebraska’s infrastructure and technology grid while remaining vigilant in protecting our state’s security.”