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FCC Official Visits Taiwan
Invited by Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC), FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr paid a three-day visit to Taiwan, during which time he discussed cybersecurity and telecoms with Taiwan officials. This is the first time that an FCC Commissioner has visited Taiwan.
FCC Expands Covered List to Include China Unicom and PacNet/ComNet
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has expanded its list of communications equipment and services that pose a threat to national security to include equipment and services from two additional Chinese companies.
Rubio Offers CHIPS Act Amendments Targeting China
As part of the ongoing U.S. legislative debate over the CHIPS Act of 2022, a piece of legislation that would, among other things, provide over US$50 billion to the domestic semiconductor industry, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced three amendments that would "address critical errors and omissions
Republican U.S. Senators Press TikTok on Data Issues
A few days after a letter by some Republican Senators to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the Biden Administration’s "delayed plan to combat national security risks associated with TikTok," a different group of Republican Senators has now written to TikTok with questions about the company's
FCC Letter Updates Congress on Reimbursements for Replacing Chinese Telecom Infrastructure
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel sent a letter to key members of Congress reiterating the need for additional funding on reimbursements for replacing Chinese telecom equipment and providing updates on reimbursement applications received to date.
Senator Rubio Urges FCC To Further Restrict Chinese Telecom Companies
In a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) requested the FCC "to ensure dangerous Chinese telecommunications firms present in the U.S. are unable to evade restrictions and impair American national security."
FCC Adds Two Chinese Telecom Companies to National Security List
Last Friday, the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau added equipment and services from two Chinese companies, China Telecom (Americas) Corp and China Mobile International USA Inc. (as well as one Russian company) to its list of communications equipment and services "that have been deemed a