The FCC is making a push to ban Chinese companies and technology from undersea internet cables connected to the US. On Wednesday, the FCC’s Chair Brendan Carr introduced the proposal, citing the need to protect the undersea fiber optic cables from potential spying threats, including foreign governments. The proposal calls for automatically blocking “foreign adversary-controlled license applicants” from owning a stake in an undersea cable. It would also limit “capacity leasing agreements to such entities” while banning the use of certain equipment from being used in the undersea cables. The Commission is slated to vote on the undersea cable proposal during the Commission’s next meeting on August 7th. #china #fcc #brendancarr #technews