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FCC: US Needs to 'Rip and Replace' Huawei, ZTE Tech From Networks
Source: PC Magazine
FCC: US Needs to 'Rip and Replace' Huawei, ZTE Tech From Networks
Last year, the commission voted to deny subsidies to carriers that make new purchases of Huawei and ZTE equipment. Now the FCC wants to take the enforcement further by removing existing equipment the Chinese firms have sold into US networks.
By Michael Kan
October 28, 2019 5:18PM EST
If you're a wireless carrier with Huawei or ZTE technology installed in your network, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants you to rip it out.
On Monday, the commission unveiled a two-part proposal from Pai that intends to rid US broadband and mobile networks of equipment from Huawei and ZTE. Citing US intelligence, Pai claims both companies pose a national security threat due to their perceived ties to the Chinese government.
"Going forward, we simply can't take a risk when it comes our networks and hope for the best," the FCC chairman wrote in a blog post today.
To stop US carriers from sourcing the technology, Pai is proposing withholding government subsidies from the FCC's $8.5 billion Universal Service Fund. Currently, hundreds of carriers rely on the subsidies to build networks for low-income areas that have little access to phone or internet service.
In April 2018, the commission voted to develop rules for how to deny funds to carriers and broadband providers that make new purchases of Huawei and ZTE equipment. But on Monday, Pai said the FCC had to take the enforcement further by including a second part to the rules, which would remove any existing telecommunication equipment the Chinese companies have sold into US networks.
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Last year, the commission voted to deny subsidies to carriers that make new purchases of Huawei and ZTE equipment. Now the FCC wants to take the enforcement further by removing existing equipment the Chinese firms have sold into US networks.
By Michael Kan
October 28, 2019 5:18PM EST
If you're a wireless carrier with Huawei or ZTE technology installed in your network, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants you to rip it out.
On Monday, the commission unveiled a two-part proposal from Pai that intends to rid US broadband and mobile networks of equipment from Huawei and ZTE. Citing US intelligence, Pai claims both companies pose a national security threat due to their perceived ties to the Chinese government.
"Going forward, we simply can't take a risk when it comes our networks and hope for the best," the FCC chairman wrote in a blog post today.
To stop US carriers from sourcing the technology, Pai is proposing withholding government subsidies from the FCC's $8.5 billion Universal Service Fund. Currently, hundreds of carriers rely on the subsidies to build networks for low-income areas that have little access to phone or internet service.
In April 2018, the commission voted to develop rules for how to deny funds to carriers and broadband providers that make new purchases of Huawei and ZTE equipment. But on Monday, Pai said the FCC had to take the enforcement further by including a second part to the rules, which would remove any existing telecommunication equipment the Chinese companies have sold into US networks.
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Read more: https://www.pcmag.com/news/371601/fcc-us-needs-to-rip-and-replace-huawei-zte-tech-from-net
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