Telecommunications, Licensing Rules, Trump Administration

Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | May 2, 2025

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/5/2025

Good Afternoon! It’s been a busy couple of weeks in space and space policy. President Trump proposed a $6 billion cut to NASA's budget and a $1 trillion defense budget, the nominee to lead NASA is moving to the full Senate...more

US government targets tech giant Huawei in China trade war

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 6/3/2019

Consistent with the ongoing United States (US) strategy of limiting engagement with China in the high-tech sector (especially telecommunications) on national security grounds, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of...more

Huawei Entities Added to US Entity List (IRB No. 578)

BCLP on 5/22/2019

The Trump Administration announced last week that the US Government has added Huawei to the Commerce Department Entity List and, as of May 20, 2019, has announced a temporary general license for certain transactions. Here is...more

New Executive Order To Further Restrict Business with Huawei and Other Foreign Adversaries Engaged in Cyber Espionage

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/21/2019

On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) targeting activities of certain foreign telecommunications companies based in hostile countries. Entitled “Securing the Information and Communications...more

License Required for Exports, Reexports, and Transfers of U.S.-Origin Items to Huawei Technologies and 68 Affiliates

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/17/2019

As of May 16, 2019, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. of China and 68 of its non-U.S affiliates located in 26 destinations (collectively known as Huawei) were added to the Entity List maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce,...more

President Trump Prohibits Most Trade and Transactions with Huawei of China and Sets the Stage for Similar Actions against other...

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 5/16/2019

On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain.” The EO directs the U.S. Department of Commerce to lead an interagency effort...more