U.S. to allocate huge sums to remove Huawei ZTE telecom equipment

Members of Congress are expected to approve $1.9 billion to fund a program aimed at removing telecommunications network equipment that the U.S. government says poses a threat to national security as part of a year-end spending bill and a new crown bailout bill. Bipartisan leaders in the U.S. Congress have reached an agreement on a bill totaling w $900 billion in epidemic assistance, which is expected to be voted on in Congress today.

According to a Reuters report earlier, U.S. lawmakers are expected to support $1.9 billion to fund the replacement of huawei and ZTE telecom equipment. The report, citing people familiar with the matter, said Sunday that U.S. lawmakers are expected to approve $1.9 billion to fund a program aimed at removing telecommunications network equipment that the U.S. government says poses a threat to national security.