FCC chairman confirms plan to dissuade carriers from using Huawei and ZTE equipment

FCC chairman Ajit Pai has just issued a statement that confirms last week’s report from The Wall Street Journal on a coming proposal meant to deter US carriers and wireless providers from purchasing gear made by China-based companies such as Huawei and ZTE.The proposal would “bar the use of money from the FCC’s Universal Service Fund to purchase equipment or services from companies that pose a national security threat to United States communications networks or the communicati