HONG KONG – Huawei Technologies Co. in China lawsuit in U.S. controversy over being identified as a national security threat by the Federal Communications Commission, eliminating legal challenges in the country despite a change in administration in Washington.
The lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit called for a review of FCC’s ruling last year that the company poses a threat to national security, and preventing American telecom operators from accessing multi-million-dollar funds to make Huawei purchases. telecom gear.
The lawsuit is Huawei’s latest challenge to the many actions the U.S. has taken against it over several years. The Trump administration took an aggressive stance against Huawei, barring the company from accessing American technology and accusing allies that Huawei’s telecom gear is a national security threat.
Huawei’s lawsuit filed Monday said the FCC’s ruling in December exceeded its authority and was “irregular, capricious, and an abuse of choice, and was not supported by strong evidence. ”
An FCC spokesman said: “Last year the FCC issued a final designation identifying Huawei as a national security threat based on a strong body of evidence developed by the FCC and several U.S. national security agencies. We will continue to defend that decision. ”