From PC Mag: China Mobile is a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company and also the largest telecoms carrier in the world. As of June this year, the operator enjoys over 902 million subscribers, but it seems further growth may be blocked, at least to some extent, by President Donald Trump.
As Reuters reports, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a statement yesterday recommending the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deny China Mobile's request for a telecommunications services license.
David J. Redl, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, U.S. Department of Commerce stated, "After significant engagement with China Mobile, concerns about increased risks to U.S. law enforcement and national security interests were unable to be resolved. Therefore, the Executive Branch of the U.S. government, through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration pursuant to its statutory responsibility to coordinate the presentation of views of the Executive Branch to the FCC, recommends that the FCC deny China Mobile's Section 214 license request."
China Mobile applied for what is known as a Section 214 license back in 2011. The license allows authorization under Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934 for a company to provide telecommunications services, which breaks down into a range of different service areas. There's also an International Section 214 which covers international telecom services and aims to protect the US market from anti-competitive behavior by a carrier with market power in a foreign country.
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