FCC Chairman Opposes China Mobile Bid to Provide US Services

FCC Chairman Opposes China Mobile Bid to Provide US Services
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Ajit Pai speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor in Maryland, U.S. on Feb. 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts/Reuters
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Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said on April 17 he opposes China Mobile Ltd’s bid to provide U.S. telecommunications services and that the commission will vote on whether to deny the application in May.

“It is clear that China Mobile’s application to provide telecommunications services in our country raises substantial and serious national security and law enforcement risks,” Pai said in a statement. China Mobile first applied for permission in 2011.