Huawei, ZTE Gear Declared Ineligible for U.S. Subsidies (1)

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission prohibited the use of federal subsidies to buy telecommunications equipment made by a pair of Chinese companies deemed a security threat and said it would consider requiring carriers now using the products to remove them.

With a 5-0 vote on Friday, the agency declared the equipment by the companies, Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp., ineligible to receive funding from the subsidy program that’s used mainly by small, rural carriers.

“Given the threats posed by Huawei and ZTE to America’s security and our 5G future, this FCC will not sit idly by and hope ...