FCC needs additional $3 billion to help US carriers replace Huawei and ZTE equipment

Removing Chinese equipment from American wireless networks will cost more than anticipated. On Friday, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel told Congress the agency needs an additional $3 billion to reimburse carriers that "rip and replace" their Huawei and ZTE infrastructure, reports Reuters . In 2020, former President Donald Trump signed the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act , mandating that US telecoms replace any "suspect foreign network equipment" fr...