Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks at a conference in Laguna Beach, California, in October. Photo: Reuters Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks at a conference in Laguna Beach, California, in October. Photo: Reuters
Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks at a conference in Laguna Beach, California, in October. Photo: Reuters
China /  Diplomacy

US regulator moves closer to halt operations of three state-controlled Chinese telecoms companies

  • Federal Communications Commission issues ‘show cause’ orders to China Telecom Americas, China Unicom Americas, and Pacific Networks Corp subsidiary ComNet
  • FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says ‘we simply cannot take a risk and hope for the best when it comes to the security of our networks’

Topic |   US-China tech war
Jodi Xu Klein
Jodi Xu Klein in New York

Updated: 10:42pm, 25 Apr, 2020

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Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks at a conference in Laguna Beach, California, in October. Photo: Reuters Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks at a conference in Laguna Beach, California, in October. Photo: Reuters
Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks at a conference in Laguna Beach, California, in October. Photo: Reuters
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