US agency votes 5-0 to bar China's Huawei, ZTE from government subsidy programme

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US agency votes 5-0 to bar China's Huawei, ZTE from government subsidy programme

Barring their US rural carriers from tapping US$8.5bn government equipment fund.

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 5-0 Friday to designate China's Huawei and ZTE as national security risks, barring their US rural carrier customers from tapping an US$8.5 billion government fund to purchase equipment. The US telecommunications regulator also voted to propose ...

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