Washington10 countries signed US trade deals limiting their telecom suppliers.
Over 100,000 Indonesian schools lack internet, and most signatories have wide digital divides.
Each deal bars signatories from ICT suppliers deemed a security risk, and 4 must consult Washington on which suppliers qualify.
The digital-rights group EngageMedia argues the clause lets the US exclude Huawei and ZTE and favour Cisco and Hewlett Packard.
The US has framework deals in place with several more countries.
How each outlet framed it
- Global Voices leans critical
- warns the ART provisions could let the U.S. exclude Chinese ICT suppliers, tying trade deals to the digital divide
Sources: Global Voices