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China's ZTE Removed From US Trade Blacklist (thestreet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the sorting-things-out dept.

From a report: The U.S. Commerce Department will remove Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp from a trade blacklist after the company admitted to violating sanctions on Iran, the Commerce Department said in a notice made public on Tuesday.

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  1. avoid it by dimko · · Score: 1

    Had a phone from them a few years back. On delivery, GPS did not work, a hardware issue. About 10 months later MIC jack got foo bar. Just not as good quality items, as you would want.

    1. Re:avoid it by TWX · · Score: 1, Troll

      Sounds perfect for Walmart, where you save money on each transaction but have to re-buy it three times to get the longevity that you'd have gotten from something similar purchased elsewhere.

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    2. Re:avoid it by ChunderDownunder · · Score: 1

      Here in Australia, supermarkets do sell prepaid ZTE phones at a price point where only the most underspecced Samsung or HTC can compete.

      But you're not getting Nougat on this throwaway handset.

    3. Re:avoid it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      ZTE had the lowest cost smartphones on the market with AT&T a few years back. I loved their Maven ($60) and Compel ($40). They were my first 2 smartphones and they served their purpose well. They still work fine but have limited storage (8gb and 4gb). I use them for various other non-phone things around the house.

      If you are expecting a top tier phone for $200 in their more upscale line, I think you were just deluding yourself.

  2. Re:OH SHIT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    Donald Trump has been ass-molested by Putin on the Ritz.

  3. Re:Loan Offer by DonaId+Trump · · Score: 1

    What if I need $350 million to pay off some bad hombres in Russia, can you help?

  4. Normal American Justice System by gl4ss · · Score: 1

    it's like a plea bargain.

    government doesn't have to prove anything and the culprit doesn't need to do anything but the government gets to say that they did and gets to ask some money too.

    or backdoors. it's zte after all.

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