Huawei takes legal action against FCC

The Chinese tech giant Huawei is planning to sue the U.S. government over a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order, the company said Wednesday.

The FCC barred Huawei from a federal subsidies program last month due to the Trump administration’s security concerns about the company’s connections to the Chinese government. This will probably make its products more expensive for U.S telecom carriers.

Huawei denies it is a security risk and is arguing that this removal violates its right to due process and says the move is based on arbitrary evidence. The company said the FCC “ignored” Huawei comments on the negative effects of the order on access in remote areas.

The FCC order rose from “unsound, unreliable, and inadmissible accusations and innuendo, not evidence,” said Glen Nager, a U.S. lawyer who represents Huawei, in a statement obtained by The Hill. “The designation is simply shameful prejudgment of the worst kind.”

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said last month after the order was ruled that FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General William Barr recommended the move.

The case would head to a federal appeals court in New Orleans.