Viaero covers most of the U.S. with unlimited service
Viaero Wireless wrote that it was seeking a six-month extension. Or as it told the FCC in its filing, “With no assurances of additional funding from Congress, we respectfully request the Commission to find that our ability to complete the permanent removal, replacement and disposal by the end of the term is due to no fault of Viaero Wireless. Accordingly, we request a six-month extension of the one-year completion deadline.”
Luckily for the telecom firm, common sense ruled at the FCC and the regulatory agency granted the extension noting that “The lack of full funding has rendered it (Viaero) unable to take necessary actions towards the completion of its respective removal, replacement and disposal processes.”
Despite warnings from the FCC to Congress saying that Huawei equipment “could capture sensitive information from military bases and missile silos,” the funds to get the “rip and replace” program completed have not been forthcoming. Still, the Biden administration is giving $60 billion in government subsidies for telecom services and networks running in rural areas.
