FCC Reminds Rip-and-Replace Recipients of May 8 Deadline
The FCC Wireline Bureau reminded Priority 1 recipients of grants from the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program about the May 8 deadline “to complete the permanent removal, replacement, and disposal of covered communications equipment and services in their…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!
networks,” said a notice in Wednesday’s Daily Digest. The bureau said it’s encouraged by the progress that recipients have made since additional funding was made available last year to replace Chinese gear in their networks. More than three years have passed since July 2022, when the bureau approved the applications of Priority 1 recipients, “and they should be fully prepared to meet the … deadline.”