FCC Wants to Know if Huawei Gear Is Near U.S. Military Bases (1)

U.S. officials plan to assess where equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. has been installed, and would be concerned if it’s found near domestic military bases, the head of the Federal Communications Commission said.

The FCC also will consider how to finance removing equipment made by the Chinese company considered a security risk by U.S. officials, Ajit Pai said in a meeting in New York with Bloomberg News reporters and editors. Pai has proposed reimbursing carriers for replacing the equipment.

Ajit Pai speaks during an interview in New York on Nov. 5, 2019.

“Any untrusted vendor with equipment in a network that is close to sensitive installations would raise a concern for me,” ...