Pacific Networks Corp. and its ComNet (USA) LLC unit pose risks to U.S. law enforcement and national security interests because the Chinese government indirectly controls them and the companies are unlikely to honor risk mitigation measures if officials in China demand that the safeguards be ignored, the Commerce Department told the Federal Communications Commission Friday.
The Biden administration is making available $1 billion in federal grants to expand the availability of high-speed internet on tribal lands. Vice President Kamala Harris, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the funding Thursday. It comes from the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration.