The United States has shut down China’s state-owned telecommunications company.
The United States has revoked the licenses of China Unicom, China’s state-owned telecommunications company.
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unanimously revoked the license of China Unicom, China’s state-owned telecommunications company.
According to the FCC, the company must cease to operate in the United States and provide telecommunications services in that country within 60 days.
“Today, we are taking another important step to protect our communications networks from external national security threats,” said Jessica Rosenwersel, chair of the US Federal Communications Commission, according to Rashatodi.
“There is fundamental evidence and growing concern that Chinese state-owned companies are a real threat to the security of our telecommunications networks,” he added.
According to CNN, China Unicom has stated that it has complied with “relevant US laws and regulations” for the past two decades, and that the FCC has acted “without any valid reason and without taking the necessary legal steps.”
“It will take active action to protect the rights and interests of the company and its customers,” the telecom company added.
The action is the latest in a series of targeted technology and telecommunications companies over national security concerns.
In October, Washington banned China Telecom from operating in the country. The license of a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company called China Mobile was revoked in 2019.
In recent years, the US Congress has instructed the FCC to launch a program to “disconnect and replace” network equipment because experts are concerned about allowing foreign telecommunications companies to monitor sensitive US communications. The FCC has also boycotted companies such as Huawei and ZTE so that their equipment can not be used on the US telecommunications network.
