ZTE also on hit list
Ajit Pai, chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has devised a two-part scheme to erase Chinese hardware from American telecoms networks.
Firstly under the proposal, telcos would be forbidden from using any money from Universal Service Funds (USF) - a system of telco subsidies and fees overseen by the FCC - to buy hardware or services from "companies posing a national security threat, like the Chinese companies Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp".
Networks could continue to use any equipment already in place, but not make new purchases or spend USF dollars to maintain or improve that equipment.
The second part of the proposal would see some telcos, which receive USF money, remove equipment from networks. The proposal would "seek comment on how to provide financial assistance to these carriers to help them transition ..
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