FCC seeks comments from Americans over designation of Huawei, ZTE as national security threats

Back in November, by the $8.5 billion Universal Service Fund (USF). Funded by fees charged to consumers on their phone bill, the USF is managed by the FCC and the money is used to help provide internet access to rural and low-income Americans. Huawei is the world's largest networking equipment provider and ZTE is the fourth-largest; both are considered to be national security threats by U.S. lawmakers which is why the FCC voted for the ban.

Since both Huawei and ZTE are Chinese companies, they are required to gather intelligence from American consumers and corporations ...