The US telecom authority has announced that it has decided to revoke its business license for China Telecom, a major Chinese telecommunications company, because of major security concerns.

According to the announcement on the 26th of the FCC = Federal Communications Commission, the US telecommunications authority, China Telecom, a major Chinese telecommunications company, has decided to revoke its business license in the United States.



Within the next 60 days, it will order China Telecom's US subsidiary to stop providing domestic and international communications services.



Regarding the reason for this decision, the FCC said, "China Telecom's US subsidiary is controlled by the Chinese government and may be used for spying activities and activities harmful to the United States, and there are great security concerns. It is. "



In January, China Telecom was delisted on the New York Stock Exchange in line with a presidential decree under the former Trump administration, which banned investment in companies that are said to have close ties to China's PLA. Was being done.



The Biden administration has tightened its squeeze on Chinese tech companies by expanding the ban on American equity investment and removing it from the supply chain.