Departing US FCC chief Ajit Pai warns of threats to telcos from China
Pai was named US FCC chairman in January 2017 by ex-president Donald Trump. He stepped down on Wednesday
Reuters | January 21, 2021 | Updated 13:17 IST
Ajit Pai says, there are a number of bad things that can happen when insecure equipment is used to handle sensitive information
Outgoing U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai said potential Chinese espionage and threats to U.S. telecommunications networks and internet freedom are the biggest national security issue that regulators will face in the next four years.
Ajit Pai told Reuters in an interview there is a wide array of activity from China that was of concern, including of surveillance, economic espionage and potential injection of malware into networks here in the United States or around the world. There are a number of bad things that can happen when insecure equipment is used to handle sensitive information.