NEW YORK/WASHINGTON – U.S. officials plan to assess where equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. has been installed, and would be concerned if it’s found near domestic military bases, the head of the Federal Communications Commission has said.
The FCC also will consider how to finance removing equipment made by the Chinese company considered a security risk by U.S. officials, Ajit Pai said in an interview in New York. Pai has proposed reimbursing carriers for replacing the equipment.
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