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Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted significant gaps in the availability of broadband access faced by millions of rural and low-income Americans, and the vulnerability of our broadband networks to single points of failure and other threats. This article discusses recent and near-term initiatives that are intended to address these issues in the coming years, and opportunities and risks they present.
Highlights
Billions in federal funding are being considered to fill gaps.
Biden administration expected to focus on broadband upgrades.
$1.9 billion program established to “rip and replace” Chinese-made network equipment.
Over the last year, as COVID-19 forced us to physically isolate ourselves, broadband networks proved how critical they are to our nation’s economy. They kept us connected not only to our work but our family and friends. They have been, in the words of the Federal Communications Commission, “the indispensable infrastructure of our economy and our every
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The Chinese telecoms giant filed the lawsuit amid calls from numerous industry groups and others urging the Biden government to reverse policies launched in former US president Donald Trump s acrimonious trade war.
Huawei Technologies has filed a lawsuit against Washington after the latter designated the Chinese tech giant as a national security risk last year, further restricting its commerce activity in global markets.
The petition was filed on Monday with the Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, stating the FCC had exceeded statutory authority and violates federal law and the Constitution; is arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion.”
Not sure how the last bit relates to COVID-19 but there ya go
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Over the weekend, Republican and Democrat lawmakers in the US reached consensus on a new $900bn coronavirus stimulus bill.
In addition to $600 direct payments to individuals, support for small businesses, and enhanced unemployment insurance, the package includes $1.9bn earmarked to support rural carriers in removing equipment made by ZTE and Huawei.
This funding is the latest in a series of measures designed to wean rural carriers off so-called high-risk kit. In November 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formally prohibited carriers from using federal subsidies to acquire new gear from ZTE and Huawei. This was codified in law in February with the passage of HR 4998 – better known as the Secure and Trusted Communications Network Act of 2019 – which also allocated $1bn to rip-and-replace efforts.
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