ANS Welcomes Publication of New Encryption Export Control Regulations
January 13, 2000
ANS members welcome the publication of regulations implementing reforms
to the encryption export controls announced by the Administration last
September. These reforms are
extremely important to our continued leadership in international markets.
We will be working closely with the Administration during the coming
months regarding the implementation of these regulations.
We hope that most networking products will be qualified as
"retail". We also hope
that the Administration will be flexible in permitting reporting of sales to
telecommunications and internet service providers that are tailored to current business
models, as promised.
We would like to thank those in Congress who have lead the encryption
export control reform efforts, especially to Representatives Bob Goodlatte and
Zoe Lofgren. We also want to
express our appreciation to the many members of the Administration who
participated in a mutually beneficial dialogue with industry.
Many of our recommendations have been included in these regulations, and
we appreciate the Administration's commitment to consider further formal
comments in May.
ANS members are 3Com, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Lucent
Technologies, Microsoft, NetScreen Technologies, Network Associates, Nortel
Networks, Novell, RedCreek, Secure Computing and Sun Microsystems.
For further information, please
contact Roszel C. Thomsen II
Telephone: 410-539-2595 ext 111
E-mail:
roz@t-b.com