Trade Groups Don’t Want Broad Interconnection Ban for Chinese Firms
The FCC sought comment on blocking telecom carriers from connecting with entities on its covered list.
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2026 – Federal regulators should be cautious about blocking telecom providers from interconnecting with Chinese firms, broadband trade groups said this week.
“Broad bans on indirect interconnection could make it impossible to deliver traffic to or from the United States, effectively walling us off from parts of the world,” CTIA, which represents the wireless industry, said in a Tuesday filing with the Federal Communications Commission.
