US House to Vote on $3 Billion Funding for Removal of Chinese Telecom Equipment

The U.S. House is set to vote on a defense bill that would provide about $3 billion to the FCC’s Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program to remove Chinese telecom equipment, addressing a $3.08 billion funding gap in the rip-and-replace initiative. The bipartisan measure would enable Treasury borrowing to be repaid through an FCC spectrum auction (AWS-3), aiming to mitigate national security risks while preventing service disruptions for rural carriers and preserving critical services like 911.