PURCHASING POWER
Recent restrictions on five Chinese telecom companies by the Federal Communications Commission could potentially impact state and local governments more than previous similar bans. A report from CSET found that between 2015 and 2021, at least 1,681 state and local agencies purchased now-prohibited services from the named companies: Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision, Hytera and Dahua. Education accounted for three-quarters of those.
BIZ BEAT
STREAMLINED
TECH/BYTES
47%
The percentage of Gen Z who say they trust government leaders, according to a 2021 survey from global communications firm Edelman.
80K
$73M
The total amount of federal grants awarded to nine recipients as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.
135K
The number of private tech company layoffs last year through November.
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