Rep Matsui Releases New FCC State-by-State Data on Rip and Replace Program

Rep Doris Matsui (D-CA) released new, updated state-by-state data from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (SCRP). Previous data from the FCC was attributed to the location of a company’s corporate headquarters rather than the location of actual project sites – leading to a misrepresentation of the nationwide distribution of projects. The data is available HERE. Rep Matsui is the co-author of the bipartisan Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, which was passed in 2020. The legislation reaffirmed a bipartisan commitment to protect America’s communications networks’ supply chain and worked to prohibit Huawei, ZTE and other equipment from threatening America’s telecommunications networks by establishing the SCRP. While Congress appropriated $1.9 billion to the SCRP, the FCC has approved reimbursements for approximately $5 billion in projects—a significant funding shortfall.