Huawei Anti-Loophole, $40B Broadband Bills Filed
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., filed a House version of the Secure Equipment Act (S-1790) Tuesday in a bid to bar the FCC from issuing new equipment licenses to Huawei and other companies the…
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commission determines to be a national security risk. Commissioners earlier this month approved 4-0 an NPRM proposing a similar ban (see 2106090063). “For far too long, we’ve allowed manufacturers like Huawei and ZTE … to have access to American networks,” Scalise said. “China must be stopped from doing further damage to our telecommunications network.” Commissioner Brendan Carr said the measure “would close a glaring loophole that Huawei and other entities are exploiting today to place their insecure gear into our networks.” Also Tuesday, Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.; Angus King, I-Maine; and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, refiled their Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy (Bridge) Act. First filed last year, it would allocate $40 billion for broadband deployments and affordability programs. “Our bipartisan bill puts states in the driver’s seat,” Bennet said. “It empowers communities to deploy their own networks to promote choice and competition. And it significantly raises the standard for any new broadband networks.”