A bill that contributes more than 190 billion yen to eliminate Huawei and ZTE is expected to pass the US Congress

by Marco Verch Professional Photographer

Executives of the ruling and opposition parties of the US Congress have agreed on additional support measures for the new coronavirus worth $ 900 billion (about 93 trillion yen). This additional support includes a $ 1.9 billion contribution to a program that removes telecommunications equipment that could be considered a security threat from the network, removing Huawei and ZTE from US infrastructure. Expected to be used for.

US lawmakers back $ 1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China's Huawei, ZTE --sources | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-internet-congress-idUSKBN28U0MC

US relief package provides $ 7 billion for broadband --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/21/22193133/us-coronavirus-covid-relief-stimulus-package-broadband-huawei-zte

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After months of discussions, senior U.S. Congressional ruling and opposition parties agreed on $ 900 billion in additional support for the new coronavirus, including support for businesses and the unemployed, on December 20, 2020 local time. In the United States, support for the new coronavirus has expired at the end of November 2020, and it has been pointed out that about 12 million people will be discontinued from unemployment insurance. New additional support measures are expected to provide 600-700 dollars (about 62,000-70,230 yen) per person and extend the expansion of unemployment benefits.

Meanwhile, the United States is expected to begin full-scale elimination of Huawei and ZTE. Huawei and ZTE wereofficially designated as'national security threats' by the Federal Communications Commission at the end of June 2020, and it was estimated that $ 1.8 billion would be required to eliminate them. It was.

Authorities say it costs more than 190 billion yen to eliminate Huawei & ZTE from the US network-GIGAZINE

$ 1.9 billion has been allocated to the 'program to remove communications equipment that can be considered a security threat from the network' included in this additional support measure, effectively removing Huawei and ZTE from the communications infrastructure in the United States. Used to eliminate.

In addition, this additional support measure will also implement an Internet payment program totaling $ 3.2 billion (about 330 billion yen). Demand for the Internet continues to grow due to the refraining from going out in the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19). This payment program provides low-income earners with $ 50 per month, used by millions of students, heads of household and the unemployed to purchase the necessary internet contracts and connected devices. It is expected that Huawei and ZTE will not be able to enter the infrastructure business and communication equipment business that will be activated by this Internet supply program.

The United Kingdom will ban the installation of Huawei's 5G network equipment from 2021 in collaboration with the United States. Germany, meanwhile, has approved Huawei's 5G network equipment, subject to the condition that it 'provides domestic security authorities with technical and legal means to monitor network integrity.'

Germany Conditionally Approves Huawei's 5G Network Equipment-GIGAZINE