06-02-2021, 07:39 AM
"The threat to our networks from entities aligned with Communist China is one that we must address head on, and I am pleased that the FCC continues to show the strength and resolve necessary to meet this menace," FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said in a statement.
China Unicom is a unit of one China's three major telecommunications networks.
Pacific Networks resells international voice and data services to US operators, while its subsidiary ComNet provides a variety of mobile services, including SIM cards and international calling cards.
The FCC granted approvals for the three companies to operate in the US more than a decade ago, when there was less concern in the US about Chinese technology companies.
More scrutiny
Separately, the Commerce Department said it had served subpoenas on multiple Chinese firms which operate in the US, to see if they pose a national security risk. ทดลองเล่นสล็อตฟรี 2021
The move followed a Trump-era executive order, which sought to secure telecommunications and technology supply chain.
The subpoenas will gather information to "allow us to make a determination for possible action that best protects the security of American companies, American workers, and US national security," Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said.
"Beijing has engaged in conduct that blunts our technological edge and threatens our alliances," she added.
China Unicom is a unit of one China's three major telecommunications networks.
Pacific Networks resells international voice and data services to US operators, while its subsidiary ComNet provides a variety of mobile services, including SIM cards and international calling cards.
The FCC granted approvals for the three companies to operate in the US more than a decade ago, when there was less concern in the US about Chinese technology companies.
More scrutiny
Separately, the Commerce Department said it had served subpoenas on multiple Chinese firms which operate in the US, to see if they pose a national security risk. ทดลองเล่นสล็อตฟรี 2021
The move followed a Trump-era executive order, which sought to secure telecommunications and technology supply chain.
The subpoenas will gather information to "allow us to make a determination for possible action that best protects the security of American companies, American workers, and US national security," Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said.
"Beijing has engaged in conduct that blunts our technological edge and threatens our alliances," she added.