The announcement could end the state-owned carrier's 8-year effort to gain access to U.S. customers.
By Brian Fung Brian Fung Reporter focusing on telecommunications, media, and competition Email Bio Follow April 17 at 3:18 PM U.S. officials are moving to block China’s state-owned telecom company from operating in the United States, citing the firm as a spying risk and widening a rift between the two countries over the security of Chinese technology products.
The decision could put an end to a years-long effort by China Mobile to gain access to the U.S. market. In 2011, the company applied to the FCC for clearance to connect U.S. customers to callers around the world. But on Wednesday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said China Mobile “raises substantial and serious national security and law enforcement risks” that cannot be mitigated.Pai’s announcement marks the telecom regulator’s latest broadside against a Chinese company over its alleged threat to U.S.
The looming FCC decision, some analysts said, raises the prospect that China could seek to retaliate against U.S. carriers who partner with Chinese providers, much as China Mobile would have partnered with American carriers in the United States.
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