wiredinUSA July 2020

Hong Kong connections

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has cleared the Pacific Light and Cable Network (PLCN) to connect between the Philippines and the West Coast, but continues to refuse permission for the segment to Hong Kong. The FCC believes that the Hong Kong landing station “would expose US communications traffic to collection” by China authorities.

Despite the setback to the PLCN, Facebook and partners are pushing ahead with a further new trans-Pacific cable, the Hong Kong Americas (HKA). The Hong Kong government has already approved China Telecom’s application for the HKA, which is also backed by China Unicom, Tata and Telstra. HKA will land in Los Angeles.

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