US considers new crackdown on Chinese telecom companies, FCC says

WASHINGTON: The U.S. ​Federal Communications Commission ​said it may bar three major Chinese ‌telecom ⁠companies ⁠from operating data ​centers in the United States ​and ban other carriers from connecting ​with ⁠them in ‌the United ​States.

The FCC said ⁠it has tentatively concluded it should prohibit American and other telecommunications carriers operating in the United States interconnecting ‌with companies on the so-called "Covered List" that ⁠it says pose national security concerns, including China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom.