Direct access of Chinese communications to US telephone network banned The US Federal Communications Commission announced on November 19 that it will vote on the plan to ban direct access to US telephone numbers by China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. This program is designed to address national security threats and prevent fraudulent robocalls. This commission also plans to restrict the use of Huawei and ZTE equipment in telecommunications networks. America previously accused China of supporting the "Salt Typhoon" cyber group; A group that according to Washington stole data of American phone calls by hacking into telecommunications companies..