Huawei has launched a legal appeal against the US telecoms regulator, alleging it acted illegally when it banned the company’s customers from receiving federal broadband subsidies.
The Chinese telecoms equipment maker has filed a lawsuit in a federal court in New Orleans claiming the Federal Communications Commission went beyond its remit when it barred companies from accessing government broadband funding if they used Huawei technology.
The FCC’s move, which was announced last month, is one of a range of policies enacted under the Trump administration targeted at Huawei, which US officials argue poses a risk to national security because of the possibility its equipment could be used by Beijing for spying.