Tech Desk 
Dec 08, 2024
In a bid to subside threats posing potential risks to national security, the US House of Representatives is all set to vote next week on an annual defence bill including the grant of more than $3 billion for the detachment of Chinese telecom equipment manufactured by Huawei and ZTE.
US telecom providers and internet service providers will carry out the dislodge using any Chinese equipment.
Coupled with some other provisions targeting China besides telecom equipment removal, the development was conveyed in a 1,800-page text released on Saturday, according to Reuters.
The text also sought reports detailing Chinese attempts aimed at escaping the eyes of US national security regulations and an intelligence-based evaluation of how far China has gone in its biotechnology capabilities.
The estimated cost required to remove insecure equipment was $4.98 billion, according to the Federal Communications Commission, however, Congress back in 2019 nodded in approval only to $1.9bn for the "Rip and Replace" programme.
The US administration has been vocal regarding the need to axe Huawei and other Chinese gear from their wireless networks.
