Congress Approves $1 Billion for Rural Telecoms to "Rip and Replace" Huawei, ZTE Equipment
The Senate unanimously voted Thursday to grant rural telecom carriers a cool $1 billion in funding to help them ditch and replace any existing equipment from Chinese manufacturers like Huawei and ZTE. Its official name is the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, but many simply call it the "rip and replace""