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Senate Bill Targets Chinese Optical Transceivers

Gallego joined three senators in introducing a bill to restrict federal purchases of Chinese-made optical transceivers for national-security systems.

Senate Bill Targets Chinese Optical Transceivers
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Sep 28, 2026
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Four senators introduced a bill to bar federal agencies from buying Chinese-made optical transceivers for sensitive national-security networks. It would phase in the ban over five years and require an assessment of trusted U.S. and allied production capacity.

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