President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday to bar telecom carriers from using U.S. subsidies to purchase network equipment from Huawei Technologies, ZTE Corp and other companies deemed a national security threat.
FILE PHOTO: A Huawei company logo is pictured at the Shenzhen International Airport in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File PhotoWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday to bar telecom carriers from using U.S. subsidies to purchase network equipment from Huawei Technologies, ZTE Corp and other companies deemed a national security threat.
The law also requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to assist small providers with the costs of removing prohibited equipment or services from their networks and replacing it.FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called on Congress to"to appropriate the necessary funding to reimburse carriers for replacing any network equipment or services found to be a national security threat.
The White House said the"reforms will help protect our nation’s vital communications network and also ensures the United States reaches its 5G potential."Steven Barry, who heads the Competitive Carriers Association, said at a congressional hearing this month that rural carriers were"essentially attempting to rebuild the airplane in mid-flight" by having to remove and replace network equipment.
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