US Sets Start Date for Fund to ‘Rip and Replace’ Huawei and ZTE Network Equipment

US Sets Start Date for Fund to ‘Rip and Replace’ Huawei and ZTE Network Equipment
People arrive to attend the Huawei keynote address at a trade fair opening day in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 3, 2020. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Ivan Pentchoukov
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Sept. 27 announced the start date for a $1.9 billion program to repay U.S. telecom carriers to “rip and replace” network equipment manufactured by Huawei, ZTE, and other China-based companies designated as national security threats.

Carriers will be able to apply for the funds beginning on Oct. 29 through Jan. 14, 2022. The FCC adopted rules in December last year requiring carriers to replace all equipment made by Huawei and ZTE.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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