A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected China Telecom Corp's challenge to a Federal Communications Commission order withdrawing the company's authority to provide services in the United States.
The company logo of China Telecom is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yipchallenge to a Federal Communications Commission order withdrawing the company's authority to provide services in the United States.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected the bid by the U.S. arm of China Telecom to reverse the order that took effect in January. The FCC said in 2021 that China Telecom "is subject to exploitation, influence and control by the Chinese government." A lawyer for China Telecom and the FCC did not immediately comment. The appeals court panel did not immediately make its opinion public.
The FCC has raised mounting concerns about Chinese telecom companies in recent years which had won permission to operate in the United States decades ago. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in January that since the approvals "the national security landscape has shifted and there has been mounting evidence - and with it, a growing concern - that Chinese state-owned carriers pose a real threat to the security of our telecommunications networks.
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