A federal appeals court refused Friday to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei’s request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using government funds to purchase its equipment.
A federal appeals court refused Friday to hear Chinese tech giant ‘s request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using government funds to purchase its equipment. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the was fully within its power and competence to issue the rule barring “Universal Service Fund” subsidies recipients from buying equipment or services from companies deemed national security risks. The three-judge panel also dismissed a claim by Huawei Technologies Ltd that the lacked the expertise to designate the company’s equipment as a security risk to US telecommunications infrastructure.
