US revokes licence of top Chinese telecoms company - BBC

China Telecom is one of three companies that dominate China's telecoms market. The firm has hundreds of millions of customers in 110 ... Imagesource,GettyImagesImagecaption,FederalCommunicationCommission,ledbyJessicaRosenworcel,hastakenactionagainstseveralChinesetelecomsfirmsWashingtonhasrevokedtheUSlicenceofoneofChina'sbiggesttelecomscompaniesciting"nationalsecurity"concerns.ChinaTelecommuststopprovidingservicesinAmericawithin60days.OfficialssaidtheChinesegovernment'scontrolofthecompanygaveittheopportunity"toaccess,store,disrupt,and/ormisrouteUScommunications".Thisinturncouldallowit"toengageinespionageandotherharmfulactivitiesagainsttheUS",theysaid.ChinaTelecom,whichhasprovidedtelecomsservicesintheUSfornearly20years,calledthedecision"disappointing"."Weplantopursueallavailableoptionswhilecontinuingtoserveourcustomers,"astatementsaid.ChinaTelecomisoneofthreecompaniesthatdominateChina'stelecomsmarket.Thefirmhashundredsofmillionsofcustomersin110countries,withservicesrangingfrombroadbandinternettomobileandlandlinetelephonenetworks.ThedecisioncomeshoursafterUSTreasurySecretaryJanetYellenspoketoChina'sVicePremierLiuHeaboutthestateoftheglobaleconomy.ChinafreesCanadiansafterHuaweibossreleasedWallStreettokickoutChinesetelecomgiantsThemeetinghadbeenseenasasignofimprovingrelationsbetweenthetwosuperpowers,whichhaverecentlyexchangedbarbsovertradeandTaiwan.TheFederalCommunicationCommission(FCC)warneditmightshutdownChinaTelecomAmericasinApril2020,claimingthefirm"issubjecttoexploitation,influence,andcontrolbytheChinesegovernment".Itsaidthecompanywas"highlylikelytobeforcedtocomplywithChinesegovernmentrequestswithout...independentjudicialoversight".ItisthelatestChinesetelecomsfirmtobetargetedbyUSofficialsovernationalsecurityconcerns.Lastyear,theFCCdesignatedHuaweiandZTEasthreatstocommunicationsnetworks-makingitharderforUSfirmstobuyequipmentfromthem.TheFCCrevokedChinaMobile'sUSlicencein2019,andisinprocessofdoingsofortwootherstate-backedfirms-ChinaUnicomAmericasandPacificNetworks.Inallcases,USofficialscitedrisksthattheChinesegovernmentcouldusethecompaniestospyonAmericaorharmnationalinterests.MoreonthisstoryTopHuaweibossfliesbacktoChinaafterdealwithUS25September2021WallStreettokickoutChinesetelecomgiants1January2021RelatedTopicsSpyingChinaTelecommunicationHuaweiUnitedStatesTopStoriesChinaconductsnewmilitarydrillsnearTaiwanPublished5hoursagoGazaceasefireholdsafterdaysofviolencePublished1houragoTheriseandriseofanti-MuslimhatemusicinIndiaPublished12hoursagoFeaturesThenewbornsfightingforsurvivalinAfghanistan.VideoThenewbornsfightingforsurvivalinAfghanistanTheriseandriseofanti-MuslimhatemusicinIndiaAnti-abortionGenZ-ersseecauseassocialjusticeLikeawarzone-HaitianssurroundedbyturfwarsSevenchartsthatexplainKenyaaheadofelectionsCommonwealthGamesmedalstableHowacontroversialstudysplittwinsapartatbirthWelcometothehiddenworldofgardenbugs.VideoWelcometothehiddenworldofgardenbugsUriGeller’snewmicronation-onaScottishislandElsewhereontheBBCGhee:'Thepurestfoodonearth'ThefilmthatdemonisedruralAmericaThetownwherewi-fiisbannedMostRead1Qantasasksexecutivestoworkasbaggagehandlers2Escapingto'China'sHawaii'-onlytobelockeddown3MagnumP.I.actordiesaged83followingcarcrash4ChinaconductsnewmilitarydrillsnearTaiwan5BrazilianJiuJitsuchampionshotinheadatclub6Theriseandriseofanti-MuslimhatemusicinIndia7Gazaceasefireholdsafterdaysofviolence8Drought-hitriverrevealsunexplodedWWIIbomb9TataMotorstobuyFordcarmakingplantinIndia10LandmarkUSclimatebillclearsSenatehurdle