US proposes cutting off funds for Chinese telecom equipment

The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on a proposal to bar telecom companies from using government subsidies to pay for networking equipment from Huawei and ZTE. The move mostly affects small, rural companies, as larger U.S. wireless companies do not use equipment from those Chinese companies. The agency is also exploring the impact of requiring companies to rip out their current Huawei and ZTE equipment.

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