Huawei Sues FCC in a Fight for Greater U.S. Market Access
- The company challenged a decision to ban federal subsidies
- Huawei is a central figure in brewing U.S.-Chinese tensions
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Huawei Technologies Co. has sued the Federal Communications Commission, seeking to overturn a regulatory decision that will hurt the Chinese corporation’s business with its last major American clients.
China’s largest technology company by sales said it has filed a lawsuit with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging the American agency’s decision to bar the use of federal subsidies by rural carriers purchasing its equipment. Huawei complained it wasn’t accorded due process and was unfairly labeled a national security threat.