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By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has sent an order to Hong Kong Telecom (HKT) asking them to explain why revocation proceedings against HKT shouldn’t commence.
The FCC announced the development last week. It marks an initial step to revoke HKT’s ability to operate in the United States, the FCC said.
According to Chairman Brendan Carr, the order to HKT is the latest of the FCC’s efforts to unravel Chinese Communist Party involvement in U.S. telecom networks.
“As an affiliate of China Unicom—a provider that is already listed on the FCC’s Covered List due to national security concerns—the FCC’s action on HKT today is an appropriate step towards ensuring the safety and integrity of our communications networks,” Carr said through the FCC’s release. “The FCC will continue to
safeguard America’s networks against penetration from foreign adversaries, like China.”
A report, published by CNBC, said HKT acknowledged receiving the order.
The company further pledged to appropriately respond to relevant authorities, according to CNBC.
As the FCC’s release explains, the commission’s intensified focus on companies like HKT has continued with bipartisan support.
In addition to HKT, the FCC said they also directed HKT’s wholly owned subsidiaries to provide similar explanations regarding why their authority to operate in the U.S. should not be revoked.
Other companies to face denials, or revocations of the ability to operate in the U.S., have included China Mobile International (USA) Inc. in 2019 and China Telecom (Americas) Corp. in 2021.
The following year, along with China Unicom, Pacific Networks Corp. and ComNet (USA) LLC. in 2022 faced similar actions, the FCC said.
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