China Unicom is the primary Telecom provider for Beijing Olympics.
This would seem like a big deal but I have no real idea how it would affect you and I. If you were in China for the Olympics it might things "different" since communications out of China would be limited. But then.....
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to block state-owned China Unicom from the U.S. market, adding to a growing list of Chinese telecommunication carriers ejected from operating on U.S. soil over national security concerns.
The body’s 4–0 vote on Jan. 27 means that all three of China’s leading wireless carriers are now barred, following the FCC’s action in 2021 to ban China Telecom Americas and its refusal to let China Mobile access the U.S. market two years earlier.
The FCC decision gives the firm 60 days to cease domestic and international services.
The agency first granted China Unicom Americas operating authority two decades ago. But the national security landscape has shifted since then, according to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.
“There has been mounting evidence—and with it, a growing concern—that Chinese state-owned carriers pose a real threat to the security of our telecommunications networks,” she said in a statement.https://www.theepochtimes.com/fcc-orders-shutdown-of-us-arm-of-china-unicom-primary-telecom-provider-for-beijing-olympics_4241460.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=TheLibertyDailyhttps://conservativevoicesusa.com/fcc-orders-shutdown-of-us-arm-of-china-unicom-primary-telecom-provider-for-beijing-olympics-2/Edited to add link to story.
