Nokia Tells FCC That Tariffs on Chinese Goods May Impede 5G

Nokia officials met with Federal Communications Commission commissioners Mike O’Rielly and Jessica Rosenworcel, and aides to the other commissioners, to talk about new mobile technologies known as 5G and potential issues created by tariffs. “Of particular concern to Nokia are the recent tariffs imposed on trade with China, which specifically target a wide range of components that are critical to 5G," Nokia said. “Unless exemptions are provided for these products, these latest duties threaten to raise the cost of 5G infrastructure in the U.S. by hundreds of millions of dollars. This is an important context that further emphasizes the need for the Commission to lower barriers to deployment where it can.”