?The ?US Federal Communications ?Commission said ?Thursday it will vote ?next month to ban Chinese telecom firms from direct access ?to US telephone numbers, citing ?national security concerns.

The FCC said it would vote on ?November ?19 ?on a proposal to ban IP-enabled ?service providers including China ?Mobile , China Telecom, and China ?Unicom from direct access to ?US ?telephone numbers. The FCC is also seeking comment ?on additional measures to protect ?US telecommunications ?networks against foreign adversaries.

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