UK faces mobile blackouts if Huawei 5G ban imposed by 2023'
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BT and Vodafone have said their UK customers would face mobile phone signal blackouts if they are given three years or less to strip Huawei's equipment out of their 5G networks.
Executives from the network providers told MPs that they wanted at least five years, and ideally seven, if such an order is made.
The government is expected to announce new curbs on the use of the Chinese firm's kit within the next two weeks.
Huawei has urged it to take more time.
"There isn't a burning bridge," said Huawei's UK vice president Jeremy Thompson, adding that it was too soon to determine what impact new US sanctions would have.
The company also denied claims it would ever act against its clients' interests, even if told to do so by the Chinese government.
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