An investigation that started during the Obama administration discovered that telecom equipment sold to U.S. rural carriers was a major security risk.
What brings all of this up again is a report published bytoday. The global cable news network learned exclusively that during a previous investigation that dates back to the Obama administration, the FBI had examined cell towers near U.S. military bases located in rural territory in the Midwest.
As we've told you over the years, rural wireless providers were apt to use Huawei telecom equipment because of the cheaper pricing and many of these purchases were subsidized by the FCC's Universal Services Fund which is funded by a charge placed against network providers based on their interstate and international revenues.
But Huawei's denial rings hollow as again, multiple sources told CNN that there is no question that the Huawei equipment discovered had the capability to intercept commercial cell traffic and military communications. The gear can also disrupt U.S. Strategic Command communications which would allow the Chinese to get details about the nuclear arsenal available to the United States.The last three administrations in the U.S.
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