The FCC's "rip and replace" program is scheduled to officially get underway later this year. The program promises to allocate almost $2 billion in Congressional funding to US network operators so they can replace equipment from Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE with gear from "trusted" suppliers.
The fact that US taxpayers are ultimately going to pay for technicians to smash Huawei and ZTE equipment with hammers stems from the years-long deterioration in US-China relations.
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Mike Dano - Here's how the US government plans to destroy Huawei's equipment
"Dano." That name brings back memories :) Danny "Danno" Williams was Steve McGarrett's partner, "Book 'em, Danno!", in Hawaii Five-O :)
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Congrats to the hammer manufacturer's lobby.
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