FCC grants Google permission to operate a portion of the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network System between the US and Taiwan, but blocks access to Hong Kong
US Dept of Justice press release on decision to bar Google's direct internet cable connection w #HK: https://www.justice.gov/... Full Dept of Justice submission to Federal Communications Commission (excerpted in image below): http://licensing.fcc.gov/... https://twitter.com/...
“This term reflects the views of the Executive Branch that a direct cable connection between the United States and Hong Kong would pose an unacceptable risk to the national security and law enforcement interests of the United States.” https://www.justice.gov/... https://twitter.c…