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...The Senate passed a bill that would prohibit the use of federal funds to purchase equipment from Huawei and provide $1 billion for rural telecom companies to replace equipment from the Chinese tech giant that the U.S. has blacklisted.
..."The existence of Huawei's technology in our networks represents an immense threat to America's national and economic security," the lawmakers said in a joint statement.
...David Stehlin, the trade group's CEO, called it "a critical step in securing our network and ensuring the integrity of the telecommunications supply chain as we usher in the 5G era."
...Huawei also argues that the bill "Ignores the alternative proposals put forth by our rural customers which provided a more holistic approach and will increase the network security profile of all U.S. networks at a fraction of the cost outlined in the legislation."
...The statement continued: "While the intention of this bill is to provide a robust and secure network for all Americans, if implemented the legislation passed today will fall woefully short."
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