US considers new crackdown on Chinese telecom companies, FCC says

China Unicom Hong Kong

09/04/2026 21:29

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said it may bar three major Chinese telecom companies from operating data centers in the United States and ban other carriers from connecting with them in the United States.

The FCC said it has tentatively concluded it should prohibit American and other telecommunications carriers operating in the United States interconnecting with companies on the so-called "Covered List" that it says pose national security concerns, including China Mobile 600941.SS, China Telecom 601728.SS and China Unicom 0762.HK.

 (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese)

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