Senators urge FCC to address surveillance threats to US telecom networks

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WASHINGTON : A group of five U.S. senators urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday to address surveillance threats posed by foreign firms providing services to U.S. telecommunications providers.The previously unreported letter, led by Senator Ron Wyden and also signed by Senators Di

WASHINGTON : A group of five U.S. senators urged the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to address surveillance threats posed by foreign firms providing services to U.S. telecommunications providers.

The Democratic lawmakers said the FCC should work with U.S. intelligence agencies"to identify high-risk foreign managed service providers that pose a threat to Americans’ privacy and U.S. national security, and prohibit U.S. wireless carriers from outsourcing the administration of their networks to these high-risk foreign firms."

The FCC did not immediately comment but Rosenworcel said in June"we need to think about security in everything we do in our connected world."

 

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