US to Replace Huawei Equipment in Networks

Tiffany Meier
By Tiffany Meier
September 29, 2021China in Focus
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The United States is shelling out big money to kick Huawei out of America’s telecom network.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday said it would open a $1.9 billion program to reimburse mostly rural U.S. telecom carriers for removing network equipment made by Chinese companies deemed national security threats like Huawei.

Huawei is a Chinese tech giant, and it’s also a top telecom equipment maker. But Washington says the company is a trojan horse that spies for Beijing and has warned allies to not use Huawei’s equipment.

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