Tag: China Telecom

FCC reveals that communications equipment, services from Kaspersky, China Telecom, China Mobile pose threat to national security

FCC reveals that communications equipment, services from Kaspersky, China Telecom, China Mobile pose threat to national security

Russia’s AO Kaspersky Lab and two Chinese vendors China Telecom (Americas) and China Mobile International have been added by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to its list of communications equipment and services that pose…

China Unicom

FCC revokes China Unicom authorization to operate telecom services over national security concerns

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order directing “China Unicom Americas to discontinue any domestic or international services that it provides pursuant to its section 214 authority within sixty days following the release of the Order.” The agency’s actions…

critical electric sector

Chinese transformers in critical electric sector confirmed by two US administrations

A public interest researcher who conducts investigations on the security of the critical electric sector said that the presence of Chinese transformer threats has now been confirmed by the administrations of two U.S. Presidents - Donald Trump and Joe Biden.…

Secure Equipment Act

Secure Equipment Act blocks technology manufactured by companies that pose a national security threat

U.S. President Joe Biden has signed into law a bipartisan, bicameral legislative bill that requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt rules clarifying that it prevents any authorization application for equipment that poses an unacceptable risk to national security.…

China Telecom

China Telecom cannot operate in the US, as FCC withdraws permission to provide telecom services

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoked and terminated this week on security grounds China Telecom (Americas) Corporation’s ability to provide domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the U.S., in an order. The federal agency based its revocation decision on…