Cable / Telecom News

China Mobile says political bias tainted Canadian government decision to ban it

ISED referenced U.S. action on Chinese telecoms as justification for ban By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – A Chinese telecom that resold Canadian services and plans was operating illegally for five years and posed a significant threat to the country’s national security, Innovation Canada said in a submission to the Federal Court. The department was responding to a judicial review application by China Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator that was asked this summer to leave the country after a public safety review. The company is asking the court to pause the revocation of its authorization to operate until the court decides on...