FCC denies US firm with Chinese links approval to provide telecoms services

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Tuesday that it is adding California-based Digitalsystem Technology to a list of companies deemed risks to US national security. The FCC cited the company's connections to Chinese telecommunications firms and its ownership by a Chinese national as reasons for this decision. Furthermore, the FCC denied Digitalsystem Technology, an IT company based in Los Angeles, permission to offer international telecommunications services. The commission stated that this denial is due to concerns that the company could be exploited by Chinese threat actors, potentially compromising US national security and law enforcement interests through the collection, disruption, or misrouting of US communications.