FCC: China Mobile Could Be Fined for Not Cooperating With Probe

China Mobile has been barred from doing business in the United States over national security concerns.

The China Mobile logo is displayed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 26, 2019. It is one of three Chinese telecom firms that will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. Pau Barrena/AFP via Getty Images

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a formal warning to China Mobile, the largest wireless carrier in China, that it could be fined for failing to comply with its probe of potential unauthorized operations in the United States.

China Mobile has been barred from providing phone services to U.S. users since 2019. In a citation and order dated June 16, the FCC said it is investigating whether the company may still be active on U.S. soil.