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"In many instances, we have gone beyond what has been requested to demonstrate how our business operates and serves our customers following the highest international standards," the company said in a statement.
"We look forward to sharing additional details to support our position and addressing any concerns."
China's telecommunications networks and companies have come under heightened scrutiny by US agencies. An FCC spokeswoman said the agency "has been looking at this issue. We welcome the input of the executive branch agencies and will review it carefully."
The agencies, including Homeland Security, Defence, State, Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, cited "substantial and unacceptable national security and law enforcement risks associated with China Telecom’s operations."
Those included concerns that China Telecom could be controlled or influenced by China's government. The agencies also said China Telecom’s US operations might allow Chinese government entities "to engage in malicious cyber activity enabling economic espionage and disruption and mis-routing of US communications."
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In September, US Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer and Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican, raised concerns that China Telecom and China Unicom "have access to our telephone lines, fibre optic cables, cellular networks and satellites in ways that could give it (China) the ability to target the content of communications of Americans or their businesses and the US government."
On Wednesday, the FCC agreed to allow Alphabet Inc unit Google to use part of an US-Asia undersea telecommunications cable.
Google agreed to operate only a portion of the 8000-mile (12,700 km) Pacific Light Cable Network System between the United States and Taiwan, but not Hong Kong. Google and Facebook helped pay for construction of the now completed telecommunications link but US regulators have blocked its use.
On Wednesday, the Justice Department said US agencies believe "there is a significant risk that the grant of a direct cable connection between the United States and Hong Kong would seriously jeopardise the national security and law enforcement interests of the United States."
Reuters