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FCC Threatens to Ban Chinese Telecoms Over Security Risks

12/9/2025

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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may prohibit China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom from connecting to US networks due to robocall mitigation concerns.
The FCC has mandated these companies to resolve certification issues in its robocall database within two weeks.
Failure to demonstrate that their operations do not pose a national security threat could result in their removal from US networks.
This action follows earlier FCC restrictions on these firms, citing national security risks.
The Chinese embassy has not provided a comment on the situation.

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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may prohibit China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom from connecting to US networks due to robocall mitigation concerns.
The FCC has mandated these companies to resolve certification issues in its robocall database within two weeks.
Failure to demonstrate that their operations do not pose a national security threat could result in their removal from US networks.
This action follows earlier FCC restrictions on these firms, citing national security risks.
The Chinese embassy has not provided a comment on the situation.