Chinese telecom told by ISED to divest over national security concerns; offers services here via Telus

Assessment revealed through judicial review request in Federal Court by China Mobile By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – A Chinese state-owned company that resells services on the Telus network was told by the federal government last month it must divest its operations in Canada over national security concerns, according to court documents. The federal government’s decision on August 6 to force China Mobile to divest from the country was revealed when the mobile virtual network operator filed a request to review the decision in Federal Court on Tuesday. In the application, China Mobile said Innovation Canada was wrong to refer the...