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This is less newsworthy when you find out the government basically gifted telco's 2bn USD to do this. https://www.zdnet.com/article/fcc-details-1-9-billion-pro
by nimbius 5y ago
This is less newsworthy when you find out the government basically gifted telco's 2bn USD to do this.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/fcc-details-1-9-billion-program-to-rip-out-huawei-and-zte-gear-in-the-us/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/fcc-details-1-9-billion-progra...
- deelowe 5y agoI thought some form of reciprocity/incentivization was implied.
- hanniabu 5y agoOnly because government loves to find reasons to bail out big business
- hn_throwaway_99 5y agoThis isn't a "bail out". Government is essentially paying telcos to replace all of this gear, after previously having no problem with the fact that they installed it in the first place.
- hanniabu 5y agoIf you make a poor business decision and the government pays to fix it then that's a bail out, where smaller businesses would need to eat those costs themselves.
- OrvalWintermute 5y agoThe US government is required to do this. It is called the 5th Amendment of the US Constitution > .... nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. The US government decided to make a judgment call on the legality of Huawei; the US government in keeping with the Law, paid just compensation to the owners of the equipment. It is the right call to make.