\tHuawei prepared to take the US government to court, with plans to file a lawsuit challenging a Congressional block on federal agencies using its kit, The New York Times (NYT) reported.<\/p>\n
Sources told NYT Huawei plans to argue the measure amounts to a so-called bill of attainder, marking the company for penalty without the benefit of a trial, which is illegal under the US Constitution.<\/p>\n
In August 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law a defence spending bill [1] which included a clause banning government agencies and contractors from using equipment from Huawei and fellow Chinese vendor ZTE. At the time, Huawei called the bill \u201cmisguided and unconstitutional\u201d.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit is expected to be filed on 7 March in a federal court in Texas, where Huawei has its US headquarters.<\/p>\n
The move comes as Huawei battles assertions from the US that it poses a security threat to telecommunications networks.<\/p>\n
On the keynote stage at MWC19 Barcelona last week, Huawei rotating chairman Guo Ping blasted the US campaign against the company [2], saying officials have \u201cno evidence, nothing\u201d to back up their claims.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/us-formalises-huawei-zte-equipment-ban\/
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/huawei-boss-lays-into-us-security-scrutiny\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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