Summary:

USA might block an undersea cable, going directly from L.A. to Hong Kong, from being built.

Passive word construction so let’s break down the details…

Whose undersea cable?

Dr. Peng Telecom and Media Group Co., which is the fourth biggest telecom operator in China, and also those key players we hear about all the time… Google and Facebook, Inc.

Together this is called the Pacific Light Network or the Pacific Light Data Communication Co.

Why would Pacific Light build this?

Demands for great data capacity.

This group wants more more more

-bandwidth in Asia

-& links to markets

in the Philippines

in Malaysia

in Indonesia

and, of course, more links to markets in Mainland China.

What do we call the opposition?

Team Telecom, made up of a panel of USA Representatives from the US Department of Homeland Security, approves or rejects applications for cable projects such as this international undersea cable project.

Why would Team Telecom reject Pacific Light’s undersea cable license application?

On the grounds of national security.

To signal a tougher stance on USA-China projects.

Growing distrust of Chinese ambitions (phrased as such by WSJ).

And what if rejection happens?

Well, data will move outside USA jurisdiction and still find its own way through other cables..