Huawei challenges U.S. FCC over national security threat designation

FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is seen at the IFA consumer technology fair, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Berlin, Germany September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co has filed a legal challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's designation of the Chinese company as a U.S. national security threat to communications networks.

The FCC in June formally designated China's Huawei and ZTE Corp as security threats, a declaration barring U.S. firms from tapping an $8.3 billion government fund to purchase equipment from the companies. In December the FCC rejected a petition from Huawei asking the agency to reconsider its decision.