Telcos face 100k-a-day fines unless they obey new UKgov rules on how to deploy Huawei 5G gear in their networks
2027 ban prelude will be new Ofcom micromanagement powers Not content with its planned ban on Huawei equipment in the UK’s 5G phone networks, the British government now wants to threaten Huawei-using telcos with fines of £100,000 a day unless they follow binding new rules on how existing kit can be used.…
Date: 2020-11-24
URL: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2020/11/24/telecommunications_security_bill/
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