Chinese telecom giant Unicom has followed rivals China Mobile and China Telecom in being banned from the United States over “significant” national security and espionage concerns.
"There has been mounting evidence - and with it, a growing concern - that Chinese state-owned carriers pose a real threat to the security of our telecommunications networks,” she said.
“ is highly likely to be forced to comply with Chinese government requests without sufficient legal procedures subject to independent judicial oversight,” the FCC found. “A lack of candor, trustworthiness, and reliability,” was also raised as a key issue which eroded the “baseline level of trust” required to allow China Unicom to continue operating.
Under the Secure Equipment Act which came into effect in November last year, the FCC should no longer review applications from companies viewed a threat.
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