Hong Kong Telecom Company Agrees to Halt US Operations Under Pressure
The agreement ends a revocation fight and requires HKT to withdraw U.S. services after regulators cited national security concerns.
- On Friday, Hong Kong Telecom agreed to terminate its domestic and international services in the United States under a consent decree with the Federal Communications Commission .
- The FCC issued an Order to Show Cause in October 2025 citing national security concerns over HKT's affiliation with China Unicom, a shareholder in parent company PCCW.
- Under the consent decree, HKT must file a discontinuation application within 30 days and cease all U.S. services by September 1, 2027, while the company stated it remains "fully compliant with all applicable regulatory requirements."
- This settlement aligns with the Trump administration's broader crackdown on Chinese telecommunications firms, which includes recent FCC proposals to restrict access to U.S. phone numbers and bar equipment from Huawei and ZTE.
- Beijing has consistently denied any wrongdoing, warning it would take necessary countermeasures "if the US side persists in acting unilaterally" regarding these regulatory actions against Chinese telecommunications entities.
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A leading Hong Kong telecommunications carrier has confirmed that an order requiring it to justify its operation in the United States has ceased, after the company reportedly agreed to wind down its business under pressure from a US regulatory agency over national security concerns. A spokeswoman for Hong Kong Telecom (HKT) told the South China Morning Post on Saturday that the Order to Show Cause issued by the US Federal Communications Commissi…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Sook-hee = Under pressure from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HKT, a major Hong Kong telecommunications operator and subsidiary of PCCW, [is ...] its business in the U.S.
Hong Kong telecom company agrees to halt US operations under pressure
HKT, a leading Hong Kong telecom carrier and subsidiary of PCCW Ltd , on Friday agreed to halt its operations in the United States under pressure from the Federal Communications Commission.
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