Supply Chain Reimbursement Program

The Reimbursement Program will use the funding appropriated under the CAA to reimburse the costs reasonably incurred by providers of advanced communication services with ten million or fewer customers to permanently remove, replace, and dispose of Huawei and ZTE communications equipment and services obtained on or before June 30, 2020 from their networks. The Commission will allow eligible providers to obtain reimbursement to remove and replace older covered communications equipment with comparable technology and will reimburse providers for certain transition expenses incurred prior to the creation of the Reimbursement Program. For additional information on the Commission’s costs reasonably incurred standard and a discussion of comparable facilities and technology upgrades, see Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14334-39, paras. 118-127; Third Report and Order, paras. 85-94.