DOJ urges FCC to revoke China Telecom's license

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DOJ urges FCC to revoke China Telecom's license
It must also be added that China Telecom has a spotty internet security record
April 9, 2020
https://www.zdnet.com/article/doj-urges-fcc-to-revoke-china-telecoms-license/

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke and terminate China Telecom (Americas) Corp's authorization to provide international telecommunications services to and from the US.

The DoJ is doing this on behalf of President Donald Trump's new Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector.
It's informally known as Team Telecom. It supervises foreign telecom FCC licenses.

Attorney General William P. Barr explained:

"This is a national security and public safety issue. That's why the federal government must be vigilant and ensure that a foreign adversary cannot undermine the networks our country depends on."
Two days later, Barr asked the FCC to kick China Telecom out of the US.
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Barr is asking the FCC to stop China Telecom for multiple reasons.
These include: [...]

In response China Telecom (Americas)'s Director of Corporate Communications Ge Yu, said,

"Today, several government agencies took the procedurally unprecedented step of making allegations related to China Telecom Americas' FCC licensing. We unequivocally deny the allegations. [...]"
China Telecom (Americas) parent company, China Telecom, is a state-owned company and the third latest telecommunications company in China. Americas is its largest foreign subsidiary. Telecom is also a leading 5G company.
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Senate panel wants stricter oversight of Chinese telecoms
It believes the US has been soft on Chinese tech for decades
April 19, 2020
https://www.engadget.com/senate-panel-stricter-oversight-of-chinese-telecoms-211929587.html

If it wasn’t already clear that the US government wants to crack down on Chinese telecoms, it should be very shortly. The Wall Street Journal understands that the Senate Permanent Subcommitee on Investigations will issue a report demanding stricter oversight of Chinese telecoms operating in the US, arguing that they otherwise pose an “unacceptable” national security risk.

The panel criticizes several regulators (nicknamed Team Telecom) for finding no concerns when China Telecom and China Unicom, both state-run, got licenses to operate in the US in 2002.
A risk mitigation deal in 2007 gave those regulators the power to visit China Telecom, but they only used that twice (in 2017 and 2018), according to the Senate panel’s findings.
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However, this panel could help foster an even more aggressive stance.
It’s not certain this approach will prove beneficial.
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mood, Apr 19, 2020

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Actually, all joking aside, this makes a great deal of sense.

mirimir, Apr 20, 2020

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FCC may halt U.S. operations of three state-controlled Chinese telecom firms
April 24, 2020
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ontrolled-chinese-telecom-firms-idUSKCN2262JA

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday said it may shut down the U.S. operations of three state-controlled Chinese telecommunications companies, citing national security risks.

The FCC issued so-called show cause orders to China Telecom Americas, China Unicom Americas, Pacific Networks Corp and its wholly owned subsidiary ComNet (USA) LLC, directing them to explain why it should not start the process of revoking authorizations enabling their U.S. operations.

“We simply cannot take a risk and hope for the best when it comes to the security of our networks,” FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said in a statement.
The agency’s show cause orders referred to the “sophistication and resulting damage of the Chinese government’s involvement in computer intrusions and attacks against the United States,” but did not elaborate.
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