US authorities block China Unicom from the nation's telecom market
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The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to ban China Unicom, a state-owned Chinese telecommunications carrier, from offering telecom services in the United States.
The decision marks the telecom regulators' latest move to lock down US networks against the risk of Chinese espionage, a threat that national security officials began highlighting several years ago with the spread of cheap, Chinese-produced networking gear in small and rural wireless networks.
"Today we take another critical step to protect our communications networks from foreign national security threats," said FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in a statement.
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