Carr Suggests Some Foreign Carriers Trying to Get Around U.S. Revocation

By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief

UPDATE While FCC Commissioners voted unanimously last week to bar Chinese-owned telecoms Pacific Networks and its subsidiary ComNet USA from operating in this country because of national security concerns, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr says there’s more the agency must do. He said it’s possible that carriers that have had their authorizations to operate here revoked “might be making an end run” around that. “They may be offering the same or similar services in a media that doesn't require a Section 214 authorization, offering services on a private carriage basis or providing data center or other services,” said Carr. “This is not a development we can afford to ignore.” Continue Reading