Removing Huawei would cost billions and customers could experience blackouts, BT and Vodafone tell MPs

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Greg Clark MP is chairman of the Science and Technology Select Committee
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Greg Clark MP is chairman of the Science and Technology Select Committee

Telecoms giants urge caution, while Samsung says it's ready to take Huawei's place in the UK's 5G networks

Executives from two of the UK's largest telecoms providers have told the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee that removing Huawei from the country's infrastructure will be huge...

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