Many Telecom Players Have China Ties, Huawei Tells FCC

Huawei filed at the FCC documents it said show many top U.S. telecom players have ties to China. Commissioners approved a supply chain NPRM 5-0 in April 2018 (see 1804170038). Commissioner Geoffrey Starks said Tuesday the FCC should wrap up work on rules (see 1909170044). "Numerous telecommunications companies have connections with China that are equally or, in many cases, more significant than those of Huawei,” said a filing posted Thursday in docket 18-89. “This information highlights the irrationality and arbitrariness of premising any exclusion of Huawei from the USF program on Huawei’s supposed connections with China.”