The FCC chairwoman warns that rural areas are set to lose cell service if Congress does not fill a $3 billion funding shortfall. "It's kind of a train wreck," he said. "They're slow as Christmas getting things done." Four years after Congress ordered U.S. network operators to remove all telephone and internet equipment made by the China-based companies Huawei and ZTE, citing security risks, the "rip-and-replace" program remains stalled due to a $3 billion funding shortfall - a shortfall that is larger than the $1.9 billion Congress appropriated for the task. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/02/huawei-rip-remove-order-threatens-service/

Source: Washington Post May 03, 2024 01:54 UTC