U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law on Thursday the Secure Equipment Act of 2021. The law prevents Huawei, ZTE, and others from selling their equipment in the United States. The Secure Equipment Act builds on the 2020 Secured and Trusted Network Communications Act, which provides almost $2 billion to rural U.S. telcos to “rip and replace” their Huawei and ZTE gear.
“This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish rules stating that it will no longer review or approve any authorization application for equipment that is on the list of covered communications equipment or services,” reads the summary on Congress’ website.
