-- 米連邦通信委員会(FCC)は、中国の大手通信会社3社が米国でデータセンターを運営することを禁止し、米国とこれらの企業との相互接続も禁止する可能性があると発表した。 FCCは、米国の通信会社が米国政府の「対象リスト」に掲載されている企業と接続することに関して、国家安全保障上の懸念があるとの暫定的な結論に至ったと述べた。 ロイター通信は別途、FCCは、中国移動(HKG:0941)、中国電信(HKG:0728、SHA:601728)、中国聯通(HKG:0762)などとの相互接続について、関係者から意見を求める必要があると報じた。 ロイター通信によると、FCCは、ZTE(HKG:0763、SHE:000063)など、同リストに掲載されている機器を使用している企業との米国の通信会社の接続を禁止する可能性もあるという。 委員会は4月30日に、この禁止措置の可能性について投票を行う予定だ。
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