US plans to cut Chinese telecoms’ direct access to US numbers
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
The US Federal Communications Commission plans to ban Chinese telecoms operators from having direct access to US phone numbers, a measure presented as a way to reduce fraudulent robocalls. The agency is due to vote on the proposal on 19 November and is also considering restrictions on some Chinese equipment, according to the commission.
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to put a proposal to a vote on 19 November to ban Chinese telecoms operators from having direct access to US phone numbers. The measure concerns China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom in particular and is intended to tackle fraudulent robocalls, according to the FCC, cited by MyJoyOnline.
