The FCC today released a public notice listing all the companies that applied for funding to rip-and-replace Huawei equipment deemed to be a national security risk. In the notice, the commission also offered its take on why requested funding was…
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FCC Huawei, ZTE Rip and Replace Program Faces Budget Shortfall
The FCC has told Congress that applications to The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program have generated requests totaling about $5.6 billion – far more than the allocated funding. The program was established to reimburse providers with 10 million…
Filing Window Opens for Carriers Seeking Huawei Replacement Funding
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…
FCC to Accept Applications for $1.9B Secure Networks Reimbursement on Oct 29
FCC Acting Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said today that the commission will begin accepting applications for the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program on October 29. She announced the news at today’s monthly FCC meeting, where rules for the program…
With $1.9 Billion in Hand, FCC Gets Set for Huawei Rip-and-Replace
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…
FCC Establishes Rules for Replacing Huawei, ZTE Equipment, Cites O-RAN Opportunity
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…
FCC Hopes O-RAN Will Fill Huawei Void: Dish, AT&T Offer O-RAN Lessons Learned
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…
IDC: Consumer WLAN Growth Makes Up for Enterprise Struggles
The enterprise WLAN market in the United States declined by 9.5% year over year as the COVID-19 pandemic closed businesses and slowed investments, according to IDC’s Worldwide 2Q 2020 Wireless LAN Tracker. That decline was largely offset by consumer WLAN…
FCC Officially Designates Huawei and ZTE as National Security Risks, Cuts Off Any Associated USF Funding
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…
Pai to Senate: Keep Americans Connected Pledge Could Be a Hardship for Broadband Providers
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai told the Senate Committee on Appropriations yesterday that complying with the Keep Americans Connected pledge could be a hardship for some broadband providers and offered to help legislators if they should choose to make funding available…
Secure and Trusted Communications Network Act Becomes Law: $1 Billion to Replace Huawei, ZTE
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…
Per New USF Requirements, FCC Starts Collecting Data From Carriers Using Huawei, ZTE
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…
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