FCC wants additional $3bn to ‘rip and replace’ Chinese network kit

Back in 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Secure and Trusted Communications Network Act, essentially mandating US telcos to replace networking provided by vendors that the government deemed untrustworthy with regards to national security, such as China’s Huawei and ZTE. Of course, ripping and replacing networking equipment, especially on a large scale, does not come cheap. Many US telcos were quick to point out that they would struggle to comply with the new rules without signi