Still, courts generally give federal agencies wide leeway to interpret the law, Mr. Ku said. “Carriers across rural America — in small towns in Montana, Kentucky, and farmers in Wyoming — they choose to work with Huawei because they respect the quality and integrity of our equipment,” Mr. Song said. The Commerce Department has begun allowing some American suppliers to resume selling parts and other technology to Huawei. Huawei’s business has remained steady over all, thanks to brisk sales of its smartphones and telecom equipment back home in China. In Washington, Huawei has spent $1.9 million on lobbying so far this year, according to federal disclosures, dwarfing its past totals.

Source: New York Times December 05, 2019 02:41 UTC