Last year a rural wireless network in Kansas reported that it could cost up to $25 million to replace their Chinese technology. Moreover, it may cost up to $1 billion to completely remove Huawei and ZTE technology from rural networks across the country. This issue has brought concerns by both Republicans and Democrats.
Moreover, the company is so embedded in American telecommunications infrastructure that the Trump administration has been forced to grant Huawei a 90-day waiver from the rules on two consecutive occasions. Officials say the waivers give rural telecom providers more time to adjust to the restrictions.
