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Telecoms divided over directive to remove Chinese equipment from 5G networks after cybersecurity bill abandoned

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Open this photo in gallery: Workers install equipment on a new cell tower in Vancouver, on Feb. 28, 2023.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press A federal directive instructing Canadian telecom companies to remove certain Chinese-made radio equipment from their networks was meant to safeguard national security, but 2½ years later the law containing it has died in Parliament, carriers are at odds over the government’s intentions and some of that Chinese gear remains in one major network. In May, 2022, Ottawa released a policy statement announcing its intention to prohibit Canadian telecommunications service providers from deploying products made by Huawei Technologies Co….

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