The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday added more Chinese companies to a blacklist that "poses an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security or the safety of the people."

The FCC on Friday blacklisted Russia-based Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas) and China Mobile International USA, alleging the entities' communications equipment and services poses a national security risk to the United States.

This is the latest move by the FCC after it added Huawei, ZTE, Hytera Communications, Dahua Technology, and Hikvision to the first batch of blacklists in June last year.

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworsel said in a statement: "Last year, the FCC first published a list of communications equipment and services that posed an unacceptable risk to national security, and the FCC has been working closely with national security partners to review and update this hack. list."

"Today's action is the latest in an ongoing effort by the FCC as part of a larger whole-of-government program that includes reviewing the ownership of foreign companies providing services in the U.S. and, if necessary, revoking (foreign companies' U.S.) operating authorizations," Rosenworsel said. All to strengthen the ability of U.S. communications networks to defend against national security threats.”

The Chinese ambassador to the U.S. had no immediate comment by the time of writing, but the FCC voted on March 17 to revoke the U.S. telecommunications operating license for China Pacific Networks Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet.

At that time, Gao Feng, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, responded that the US should immediately stop the unreasonable suppression of Chinese companies and the wrong practice of politicizing economic and trade issues. Market environment.