WASHINGTON, 21 December 2020, TON:  - US legislature likely to back $1.9 billion for the telecom network equipment removal program.  It was briefed by sources on Sunday to the issue.

A senior congressional aide has reported on planned broadband spending for the first time since it was confirmed, Lawmakers will also support $ 3.2 billion in emergency broadband benefits for low-income Americans.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement that 7 billion has been invested in the Covid-19 aid bill to increase broadband access, adding to the low-income program that "millions of students, Families and unemployed workers will be able to afford broadband they need during the epidemic.

The Federal Communications Commission said in June that it had formally designated China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corporation as threats, with a statement saying US companies needed 8.3 billion in state funding. It has been banned from buying goods from companies.

Huawei said it was disappointed with the FCC's decision, it further added “to force removal of our products from telecommunications networks. This overreach puts U.S. citizens at risk in the largely underserved rural areas – during a pandemic - when reliable communication is essential.”

It is fully funds the FCC's development of new and more accurate broadband availability maps to help the agency better fund public funding for broadband deployments.