On Tuesday, June 9, the United States Senate Panel accuse different government communication agencies of overseeing Chinese telecoms to operate in the country. This was despite claims of security danger of these companies with America's security and privacy on mobile devices. Now, the Chinese telecoms said they will not let go easily of the U.S. market, not like this.
US Senate wants FCC to explain about Chinese telecom permits in America
The report from the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations says the U.S. government may have "provided little-to-no oversight of Chinese state-owned telecommunications carriers operating in the United States for nearly twenty years."
The companies include China Telecom (Americas) Corp, China Unicom (Americas), and Pacific Networks Corp. These were three of the biggest Chinese telecoms in the country, serving millions of Americans.
Both Republican and Democratic governments agree that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other related agencies are responsible for taking less time of consideration in approving Chinese companies' permits in the court.
"Federal agencies have done little to protect the integrity of U.S. telecommunications networks and counter national security threats from China," the panel's chairman, Rob Portman, a Republican, said in a statement.
The FCC, however, said that they'd be willing to be part of the investigation regarding the matter and open to read the recommendations of the Senate panel.
"We look forward to reviewing the contribution of these senators and committee staff to this important national security work," a spokesman for the Federal Communications Commission, Will Wiquist, said in a statement.
Chinese telecom wants FCC decision to be revoked
Though it was the only assumption of Senate panel that there might be overseeing in the part of government agencies, the Chinese telecoms that were affected by this ruling seemed to be unimpressed.
Reuters reported that Chinese firms called the claims "unfounded" and have no basis at all. Last year, the FCC already prohibited another Chinese telecom from operating in the country after its said national security threat. Since then, the safety behind Chinese telecoms is now in question.
"A two-decade track record as a valuable contributor to U.S. telecommunications markets, a good record of compliance with its FCC regulatory obligations, and a demonstrated willingness to cooperate with U.S. law enforcement agencies," said China Unicom.
While Pacific and ComNet said that "neither company has been asked by the Chinese government or the Chinese Communist Party to take any action that would 'jeopardize the national security and law enforcement interests of the United States."
Remove China app in India
America is not the only one letting go of the Chinese community. India, for example, has made an app solely for deleting all Chinese apps on a user's smartphone.
However, Google now removed the app from Google Store after the app was accused of violation with their Deceptive Behavior Policy.
