US media: Why is it difficult for the United States to break up with Huawei ZTE

American "Political" News Network July 21 article, original title: Why can't the United States break up with Chinese telecom giant Huawei? The United States is still difficult to promote breaking up with Chinese telecommunications companies, which was launched by former President Trump four years ago. The problem is that small communication network operators installed in China are mainly in rural areas, and the cost of removing equipment cannot be afforded.

U.S. security officials in Trump and Biden's administration warned that Huawei and ZTE constitute a major risk of national security. Nearly 200 U.S. operators are caught in this Sino -US wrestling, including rural wireless network operators, broadband Internet and cable television service providers, minority universities and school districts, and even municipal governments. Embeds your own business.

The Federal Communications Commission revealed last week that the funds originally planned to allocate US companies to remove Huawei and ZTE were US $ 1.9 billion. Now they have more than $ 3.08 billion in funding gaps, and Congress has to pay more money. "This will be a very difficult process." Said Jonathan Brock, chief product and strategic officer of an Internet operator in Florida. Several small operators stated that they sought more than $ 100 million in funds and the cost of changing equipment during the waiting period was rising. Trump's ban from buying equipment from Huawei and ZTE means that they cannot get technical upgrades, buy spare parts, and even cannot receive customer assistance from Chinese companies. Brock's company has recycled the old ZTE parts to help maintain inventory.

Last week, the industry organizations on behalf of these affected operators issued a warning saying that only some funds will force some companies to apply for heavy loans or close their networks, and rural residents in the United States will face non -network availability. (Author John Hendel, translation of biography)

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