Danish court orders state to pay telecoms firm US$12m for Huawei gear removal

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A Danish court ordered the state to pay TDC NET 80 million kroner after authorities forced the company to remove Huawei equipment from its fibre network. The court ruled that the 2023 removal order went beyond normal regulation and amounted to an expropriatory intervention. The case centers on a telecommunications security law that allowed regulators to block critical equipment viewed as a national security risk. The decision highlights the cost and operational disruption that telecom operators can face when replacing core network infrastructure.

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