Lawmakers Urge FCC to Help Telecoms Remove Suspected Equipment

The bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take action to ensure telecommunications providers could begin ripping out and replacing potentially suspect network equipment. The concerns come months after President Trump signed into law the Secure and Trusted Communications Act, which bans U.S. companies from using federal funds to purchase equipment from Chinese telecom groups Huawei and ZTE, citing national security concerns.