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4 Jan 2012

Author:
Charlie Zhu, Reuters

Huawei dismisses U.S. calls for probe of Iran business

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Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said on Wednesday that calls by six U.S. lawmakers to investigate whether the giant Chinese telecommunications equipment maker has violated a sanctions law by supplying sensitive technology to Iran were based on inaccurate media reports. "Unfortunately, a few Members of Congress continue to cite inaccurate media reports that include groundless allegations," Huawei...said in an emailed statement...In a letter to the U.S. Department of State, six U.S. lawmakers have called for a government investigation into whether Huawei and other telecommunications companies violated an Iran sanctions law...by supplying sensitive technology to Iran. The letter...largely cited a Wall Street Journal report in October that the Iranian government used technology from Huawei and other companies to "restrict the speech of the Iranian people and the free flow of unbiased information in Iran"...Huawei also said on Wednesday that it had responded to similar allegations in November, saying that its work in Iran was for commercial and civilian use and that it did not have technology that could be used for news censorship.