On Tuesday the MP’s in Westminster voted against an amendment banning high-risk vendors from key national infrastructure. In contrast to this today, President Trump has signed into law a bill that will ban the use of federal funds to purchase equipment from telecom companies deemed a national security threat, such as Chinese telecom group Huawei. The bill named the ‘Secure and Trusted Communications Act’ was passed by the Senate back in February will also require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a $1 billion fund to help small telecom groups remove existing equipment that is deemed to be a national threat.
The new law is part of a major effort to eject Huawei and ZTE another Chinese firm from U.S. networks. Both have been identified as a national security threat by the FCC. The concerns surrounding Huawei are as a result of a 2017 Chinese intelligence law that requires companies and citizens to assist in state intelligence work if requested this can include the sharing data and information. As brought to you by UNN American prosecutors recently charged Huawei with conspiracy to commit racketeering, which followed previous charges of stealing intellectual property as well as wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
Huawei is the largest and cheapest supplier of 5G equipment in the world. Nigel Farage feels this is as a result of them having access to Chinese government funds. Some in America are concerned that the new law will likely have a major impact on rural networks. The Rural Wireless Association state that around 25 percent of its member networks use some equipment from Huawei or ZTE. Some may state that if the American government can stand firm on this issue why can the British government not follow suit.
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Current Affairs Correspondent | My name is Oliver Down I am 22, and a staunch brexiteer. I am a Bristolian lad who studied politics in Leicester. I believe in free speech and accurate journalism and I won’t be afraid to give you “the other side” of the story!
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