FCC Adds China Unicom, PacNet/ComNet to List of National Security Threats

An office worker talks on a mobile phone in front of a China Unicom logo, California-based Apple's partner in China, in Beijing on Jan. 5, 2012. Liu Jin/AFP via Getty Images

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added equipment and services from two China-based companies to its Covered List of communications equipment and services that have been deemed a threat to U.S. national security.

China Unicom and Pacific Network/ComNet were added to the list following a recommendation from security agencies, according to a statement released by the FCC on Sept. 20.