WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) -

The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it is

ordering the U.S. units of China Telecom, China Unicom

and China Mobile to discontinue fixed or

mobile broadband internet operations in the United States.

The FCC said it was requiring the Chinese carriers to

discontinue services within 60 days of the effective date of the

net neutrality order approved on Thursday. The order also

applies to Chinese telecom Pacific Networks and its wholly owned

subsidiary ComNet. The commission previously had barred the

companies from providing telecommunications services.