Two U.S. senators on Monday asked the FCC and national security agencies to revi...
WASHINGTON - Two U.S. senators on Monday asked the FCC and national security agencies to review whether two Chinese state-owned telecom companies should be allowed to operate in the United States, at a time of heightened concern about possible Chinese spying.
“These state-owned companies continue to have access to our telephone lines, fiber optic cables, cellular networks and satellites in ways that could give it the ability to target the content of communications of Americans or their businesses and the U.S. government, including through the ‘hijacking’ of telecommunications traffic by redirecting it through China,” the senators wrote in a letter that was also sent to the departments of defense and homeland security.
China Telecom spokesman Ge Yu said the company “has been providing telecom services to U.S. corporations for almost 20 years. We make the protection of our customers’ data a priority, and have built a solid reputation as one of the best telecom companies in the world.” He added that the company works to maintain “good standing with all regulatory agencies.”
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