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US telecoms agency votes to expand tech crackdown on China

The Federal Communications โ Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to advance a proposal to bar all Chinese labs from testing electronic devices such as smartphones, cameras and computers for use in the United States. The agency says about 75 per cent of โ€Œall US electronics are tested in China and plans to adopt a streamlined approval process for devices tested in US labs or labs from countries not posing national security risks. In a separate 3-0 vote, the commission advanced a proposal to...

Trump admin probe into ABC amid Kimmel row sparks US free speech concerns

Critics accuse US president of using Federal Communications Commission to censor critics in violation of speech rights.

Trumpโ€™s FCC orders review of ABC licences after Kimmelโ€™s โ€˜expectant widowโ€™ joke

After a joke by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel drew calls from the White House for ABC to fire the comedian, the US Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday ordered an early licence review of the networkโ€™s television stations. The stand-off between US President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration and the global entertainment conglomerate is the first crisis facing Walt Disneyโ€™s new CEO Josh Dโ€™Amaro. Last Thursday, Kimmel, whose late-night television programme airs on Disneyโ€™s โ€ŒABC, did a send-up of...

China telecoms face US exit risk as FCC deepens crackdown on data centres

The latest US restrictions on Chinese telecoms operators could ultimately force them out of the American market, analysts said, marking an escalation in Washingtonโ€™s multi-year crackdown on Chinese technology. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday that it was considering broader measures to bar Chinese telecom carriers from operating data centres in its territory, further restricting Chinese telecoms carriersโ€™ access to US networks and infrastructure. China Mobile,...