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III.B.3.Evaluate National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Concerns

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III.B.3.The FCC Does Not Periodically Review Section 214 Authorizations Once Granted

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III.B.Team Telecom Assessed National Security and Law Enforcement Risks, but It Historically Operated in an Ad Hoc Manner

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III.B.1.Team Telecom's Section 214 Review Process

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III.B.2.Team Telecom's Lack of Statutory Authority, Established Procedures, and Limited Resources Hampered its Review Process

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III.B.3.Team Telecom's Post-Authorization Monitoring and Oversight Was Also Limited and Sporadic

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III.C.Nearly a Year after the Subcommittee's Investigation Began, the Administration Took Steps to Formalize Team Telecom

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V.ICHINESE STATE-OWNED TELECOM COMPANIES OPERATED IN THE UNITED STATES WITH MINIMAL OVERSIGHT FROM THE FCC AND TEAM TELECOM

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III.A.China Mobile Limited and China Mobile USA

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III.B.1.Team Telecom's Review of China Mobile USA’s Application Lasted Seven Years

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III.B.2.Ten Months after Team Telecom's Recommendation, the FCC Denied China Mobile USA's Application on National Security Grounds

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III.B.China Telecom Corporation and China Telecom Americas

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III.B.1.The FCC Streamlined and Approved China Telecom's and CTA's Initial Section 214 Authorizations within Two Weeks

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III.B.2.After a Change in Ownership in 2007, Team Telecom Sought a Security Agreement with CTA

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III.B.3.Team Telecom's Oversight of CTA Since 2007 Has Consisted of Two Site Visits and Intermittent Email Communication

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III.B.4.Team Telecom Did Not Engage CTA regarding Public Allegations that China Telecom and Its Affiliates Hijacked and Rerouted Data through China

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III.B.5.Nearly Two Decades after Obtaining Section 214 Authorization, Team Telecom Recommended CTA's Authorizations Be Revoked and Terminated

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III.C.China Unicom and China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited

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III.B.1.The FCC Approved CUA's Section 214 Application in Two Weeks after Team Telecom Raised No Concerns

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