Trump administration forces Facebook and Google to drop Hong Kong cable
Google and Facebook have withdrawn plans to build an undersea cable between the United States and Hong Kong after the Trump administration raised national security concerns about the proposal. On Thursday, the companies submitted a revised plan that bypasses Hong Kong but includes links to Taiwan and the Philippines that were part of the original proposal.
One of the original project's partners, Hong Kong company Pacific Light Data Communication, has been dropped.
Federal law requires a license from the Federal Communications Commission to build an undersea cable connecting the United States with a foreign country. When Google and Facebook submitted their application for an undersea cable connecting the US to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Philippines, a committee of federal agencies led by the Justice Department recommended against approving the connection to Hong Kong, citing the "current national security environment."
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 02 2020, @04:37AM (2 children)
Isn't it nice to see Facebook taking the initiative to build out infrastructure in a world where absolutely everyone professes undying hatred of their manifold alleged monopoly ISPs.
Here's your real monopoly: a world where the one and only Facebook literally built your internet.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 02 2020, @07:54AM (1 child)
Quick! Nationalize Facebook before it can do any good! For The People!
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday September 02 2020, @08:11AM
Right... for the people of Philippines. The US govt is the best to take care of it. (grin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford