BT Risks Fine as UK Deadline Looms for Pulling Huawei From Core Network
- Penalties may add up to £100,000 per day after Dec. 31
- UK set out Huawei bans in 2020, sparking network overhauls
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BT Group Plc said it hasn’t completed work to replace Huawei Technologies Co. equipment in its core network ahead of the UK government’s deadline of Dec. 31.
BT is still attempting to transition millions of its customers over to Ericsson AB ahead of the cutoff, a spokesman for the London-based phone carrier said, declining to comment on whether the business would meet the timetable.