US Warns Chinese Telecoms: "Fix Spam Issues or Face Network Ban"
FCC Issues Order
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has warned that it could effectively remove Chinese telecom companies from American networks if they fail to address the issue of spam calls.
On December 8 (local time), the FCC ordered three Chinese telecom companies to rectify issues related to the Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) certification, warning that failure to comply could result in their complete exclusion from U.S. telecommunications networks.
In the order issued to China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (EB) stated, “Rectify the deficiencies within your RMD certification and notify the EB that the issues have been resolved, or explain why the EB should not remove your certification from the RMD.”
The FCC also requested that the companies “explain why their inclusion in the RMD is not contrary to the public interest.” The order gave the companies a 14-day deadline to submit their responses.
The FCC’s RMD system requires telecom operators to demonstrate to the FCC their efforts to reduce illegal spam calls, and allows other carriers to use this information to block unlawful traffic.
The order specifically noted that if the companies’ RMD certifications are revoked, “all intermediate providers and voice service providers must cease accepting any calls originating from these companies using the North American Numbering Plan (NANP).” This effectively means blocking all calls from China to the United States made through these Chinese telecom operators.
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According to Reuters, the FCC has previously blocked Chinese telecom companies from operating in the United States. In 2019, the FCC denied China Mobile’s application to provide telecommunications services in the U.S. on national security grounds, and in 2021 and 2022, it revoked the U.S. business licenses of China Unicom, Pacific Networks and its subsidiary ComNet, and China Telecom Americas.
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