US FCC bans sales, import of Chinese tech from Huawei, ZTE

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security. The five-member Federal Communications Commission said Friday it has voted unanimously to adopt new rules that will block the…

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Italy PM Empowers Top Aide Butti To Oversee Fast-broadband Strategy - Draft

Italy PM Empowers Top Aide Butti To Oversee Fast-broadband Strategy – Draft

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has given cabinet undersecretary Alessio Butti powers to oversee Rome’s strategic policies to develop ultra-fast broadband networks, a government decree seen by Reuters showed on Friday. The move comes ahead of an end-November deadline for state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) to decide whether to submit…

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Colombia Attorney General Investigating Failed Public Offer For Nutresa Shares

Colombia Attorney General Investigating Failed Public Offer For Nutresa Shares

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s attorney general opened an investigation into a failed public offer for shares of the country’s largest food processor Nutresa, the attorney general’s office reported Thursday evening. Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company’s (IHC) bid for Nutresa shares was declared void last week after it failed to receive the minimum number of shares….

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