The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to bar Pacific Networks Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet from providing telecommunications services in the United States, citing national security concerns associated with their ties to the Chinese regime. With this 4-0 vote, Pacific Networks join three other Chinese telecom firms banned by the regulator from operating in the U.S. market on security grounds. The FCC has held concerns for years about whether Pacific Networks and ComNet could operate freely in the United States without jeopardizing national security and the wellbeing of customers. A March 16 statement from the FCC noted that the body found as far back as March 2021 that the two entities “had failed to dispel serious concerns” about the retention of their authority to offer services in America. In consequence, the FCC established procedures by which Pacific Branch Networks and ComNet could present arguments and evidence to allay …