Britain's telcos face fines if they use suppliers deemed high-risk, like Huawei

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Britain's telcos face fines if they use suppliers deemed high-risk, like Huawei
Britain's telecoms companies could be fined up to 10 percent of turnover or 100,000 pounds (A$181,500) a day if they contravene a ban on using equipment made by China's Huawei Technologies under a new law put forward overnight. The Telecommunications (Security) Bill will boost the ...

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