FCC plans November 19 vote on barring Chinese telecom firms from direct access to US phone numbers

Reuters reports the FCC plans to vote November 19 on a proposal to bar China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom and other IP-enabled service providers from direct access to US phone numbers. The measure is intended to prevent scam-related robocalls and address national security concerns. The FCC has already barred the three firms from providing international telecommunications services to the US.