The FCC has opened the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program filing window. The program will reimburse communications providers with 10 million or fewer customers for reasonable costs related to the removal, replacement and disposal of Huawei and ZTE…
The FCC is getting set to implement plans to require smaller rural wireless carriers to rip and replace equipment from Chinese manufacturers Huawei and ZTE. The commission was allocated $1.895 billion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 for that…
The FCC today adopted rules for funding the replacement of telecom network equipment deemed to pose a security threat to telecom networks. In an order adopted today, the commission also addressed other responsibilities assigned to the commission in the Secure…
Now that the FCC has banned equipment from certain Chinese vendors, including Huawei, from the networks of any carriers that receive Universal Service Fund support, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has been touting the possibility of using open radio access network…
It could cost more than $1.87 billion to remove and replace Huawei and ZTE equipment in U.S. telecom networks, according to a new report released today by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The ZTE and Huawei replacement cost estimate was…
In a move that was expected and is likely to significantly impact some rural broadband providers, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has formally designated Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE as national security threats. The designations, which the…
President Trump signed the Secure and Trusted Communications Network Act yesterday– a move that will make up to $1 billion available to network operators to replace equipment that, according to the government, poses a threat to national security. The act…
The FCC has started to collect data from carriers on their use of Huawei and ZTE equipment and services. The collection is in connection with the adoption of a rule requiring recipients of Universal Service funds to remove and replace…
As expected, the FCC voted today to prevent wireless carriers that receive money through the Universal Service Fund (USF) program from using that money on equipment and services from Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE. According to the commission, equipment from…
The FCC will vote next month on a proposal to ban equipment from Chinese manufacturers Huawei and ZTE from networks operated by service providers that receive support from the Universal Service Fund (USF). The move is driven by concerns that…
As the U.S. gets set to ban certain Chinese manufacturers from selling telecom equipment to U.S. service providers, CoBank is warning that rural Americans’ access to communications services could be damaged if insufficient funding is available for rural service providers…
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