Huawei Technologies is once again petitioning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to withdraw its decision prohibiting its equipment on national security grounds.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed criminal charges against Huawei, its affiliates and CFO Wanzhou Meng for allegedly engaging in financial fraud and violating of sanctions against Iran. The Department argued that the Chinese telecom giant’s actions were harmful to U.S. security.
On Wednesday, Huawei sent an ex parte memo disputing the FCC’s determination that banning it is in the best interest of the United States.
In the memo, Huawei explained that the ban will only threaten the stability and security of the country’s network because operators will be forced to remove its equipment.
“Banning particular vendors on grounds of national security will actually do little or nothing to protect the security of America’s telecommunications networks. Rather, forcing network operators to rip out and replace their existing equipment would pose a greater threat to network stability and security,” according to the Chinese telecommunications giant.
