US moves to reject petition to lay cable to Cuba for voice, internet

WASHINGTON D.C.: A U.S. government committee has urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deny an application to connect Cuba to the U.S. through a new undersea cable handling internet, voice and data traffic.

According to the Justice Department-led panel, known as "Team Telecom," the proposal raised national security concerns because the cable-landing system in Cuba would be owned and controlled by