Executive-branch review of foreign participation in U.S. telecom licences.
The Letter of Agreement (LOA) establishes Paramount Global’s binding national-security and law-enforcement mitigation commitments in connection with its request for FCC approval of foreign ownership above Section 310(b)(4)’s 25% benchmarks.
The report concludes that FCC denials and revocations of the three PRC state-controlled carriers’ Section 214 authority did not remove their U.S. infrastructure, network relationships, or parent-controlled routing access, leaving a distinct national-security risk.
The FCC denies Digitalsystem Technology Inc.’s application for global facilities-based and global resale international section 214 authority because the record shows substantial national-security and law-enforcement risks that cannot be mitigated.
The FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau adds Digitalsystem Technology Inc.’s section 214 international telecommunications services to the FCC Covered List based on a national-security determination by the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector.
The FCC requires entities that own or operate submarine line terminal equipment (SLTE) on submarine cables landing in the United States to hold a cable landing license, while adopting additional security requirements and a faster review pathway.
The Letter of Agreement conditions FCC approval of the proposed transfer of control of certain Crown Castle Operating Company subsidiaries to Fiber FinCo, LLC on extensive national-security and law-enforcement safeguards.
The FCC proposes to exclude entities identified on the Covered List, including their current and future affiliates and subsidiaries, from blanket domestic section 214 authority and seeks comment on related national-security restrictions.
The Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector recommends that the FCC deny Digitalsystem Technology Inc.’s application for international Section 214 authority because the national-security and law-enforcement risks presented by the proposed operations cannot be adequately mitigated.
The FCC directs HKT and four wholly owned subsidiaries to show cause why their domestic and international section 214 authority should not be revoked or terminated based on national-security, law-enforcement, Covered List, compliance, and character concerns.
The FCC modernizes and streamlines submarine cable landing-license rules while adopting new presumptions, certifications, reporting duties, and restrictions aimed at foreign-adversary and national-security risks.
The Agreement establishes national-security and law-enforcement mitigation conditions for SES’s proposed acquisition of control of Intelsat’s FCC-licensed subsidiaries and replaces the parties’ prior mitigation agreements.
T-Mobile and United States Cellular Corporation acknowledge that the wireless businesses involved in their proposed transaction will be subject to T-Mobile’s amended national-security agreement with CFIUS after the referenced applications are granted and the transaction closes.
The Letter of Agreement (LOA) establishes binding national-security and law-enforcement mitigation commitments for Metronet-related Section 214 transfers and assignments involving MetroNet Systems, KKR Metro Parent, and T-Mobile.
The executed Letter of Agreement (LOA) establishes national-security and law-enforcement mitigation commitments for Windstream and Uniti in connection with their proposed ownership and authorization transfers, clearing the way for FCC approval subject to the agreement’s conditions.
The Letter of Agreement establishes binding national-security and law-enforcement mitigation commitments for the proposed transfer of domestic and international Section 214 authority from MTN Infrastructure TopCo LP’s subsidiaries to Trailblazer Holdco, LLC.
The Ninth Circuit denied China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited’s petition for review and upheld the FCC’s revocation of its domestic and international telecommunications authorizations under § 214 of the Communications Act.
This Letter of Agreement establishes binding national-security and law-enforcement mitigation commitments for CBTS in connection with the proposed transfer of indirect control of CBTS Technology Solutions LLC to CBTS Borrower LLC and states that, after execution, the FCC will be notified that there is no objection to granting the applications.
The Letter of Agreement requires Searchlight WCM Holdco LLC and Wecom LLC to implement national-security and law-enforcement safeguards as a condition supporting FCC consideration of their petition for approval of foreign ownership and wireless-license transfers.
The Letter of Agreement establishes national-security and law-enforcement mitigation commitments by Truphone and TP Global in connection with pending FCC applications for a change in control and expanded foreign ownership, while supporting FCC approval of those applications.
Element8 Technology Investment Group, Inc. and AtLink Services, LLC executed a Team Telecom mitigation agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, including the FBI, addressing national-security and law-enforcement risks associated with Element8’s proposed foreign investment in and control transfer of AtLink.
The signed Letter of Agreement requires All West Communications and its affiliated companies, together with Novacap entities, to implement national-security and law-enforcement safeguards as a condition associated with their proposed transfer of control and foreign-ownership request.
The Letter of Agreement (LOA) establishes national-security and law-enforcement commitments by MTN and Gridiron Fiber Corporation (identified in the agreement as Lumos) in connection with applications to transfer indirect control of Section 214 authorization holders, including the authorizations associated with North State and Lumos Network, and supersedes the parties’ earlier mitigation agreements.
The Letter of Agreement conditions Team Telecom’s non-objection to the proposed transfer of control and foreign-ownership authorization requests for OneSource on extensive national-security and law-enforcement mitigation commitments.
The Letter of Agreement requires Lightspeed Networks and PocketiNet Communications to implement mitigation measures addressing national-security and law-enforcement risks associated with Lightspeed’s proposed increase in foreign ownership and voting interests in PocketiNet.
This Letter of Agreement (LOA) establishes Mashell Telecom’s binding national-security and law-enforcement commitments as a condition supporting FCC approval of the proposed transfer of control to Alphaboost Purchaser.
The D.C. Circuit denied Pacific Networks Corp. and ComNet (USA) LLC’s petition for review, upholding the FCC’s revocation of their Section 214 authorizations based on national-security risks and lack of candor and trustworthiness.
The executed Letter of Agreement requires Meriplex Telecom, LLC to implement extensive national-security and law-enforcement safeguards as a condition associated with the proposed transfer of control from The Clairvest Group, Inc. to Vitruvian Partners LLP.
The Letter of Agreement conditions the proposed transfer of OneWeb-related FCC authorizations to Eutelsat on extensive national-security and law-enforcement safeguards for U.S. communications, systems, and records.
The Letter of Agreement conditions Team Telecom’s non-objection to the FCC’s approval of Windstream Holdings II, LLC’s proposed increase in indirect foreign equity and voting interests on extensive national-security and law-enforcement safeguards.
The D.C. Circuit denied China Telecom (Americas) Corporation’s petition for review and upheld the FCC’s revocation of the company’s domestic and international section 214 authority.
The signed Letter of Agreement (LOA) commits the Fusion Licensees and North Haven Entities to safeguards addressing national-security and law-enforcement risks from their proposed change of control of Section 214 licensees.
The Letter of Agreement (LOA) records Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.’s commitments to the U.S. Department of Justice to address national-security and law-enforcement risks associated with its request for FCC authorization to exceed the 25 percent foreign-investment benchmark.
The Letter of Agreement (LOA) records Everfast Fiber Networks LLC’s commitments to the U.S. Department of Justice, including the FBI, to mitigate national-security and law-enforcement risks associated with its pending Section 214 transaction and authorization applications.
The executed Letter of Agreement (LOA) requires Connect Holding, LLC and AP (Connect) VoteCo, LLC to implement national-security and law-enforcement safeguards as a condition associated with FCC review of Connect’s proposed acquisition of Lumen affiliates and related license, authorization, and foreign-ownership applications.
The executed Letter of Agreement conditions the proposed transfer of control of FLAG Telecom and the FLAG Atlantic-1 (FA-1) submarine cable license on national-security and law-enforcement commitments by FLAG, GCX Holdings, and 3i Infrastructure.
The executed Letter of Agreement conditions national-security and law-enforcement clearance for the proposed transfer of control of GCX Companies and their domestic and international Section 214 authorizations to Reef Bidco Limited, a 3i Infrastructure subsidiary.
The Letter of Agreement conditions the GTT Companies’ proposed Section 214 authorization assignments and transfer of control on extensive national-security and law-enforcement safeguards reviewed by the Department of Justice, FBI, DoD, and DHS in connection with the FCC applications.
The Letter of Agreement conditions the proposed transfer of control of IPC’s domestic and international Section 214 authorizations on extensive national-security and law-enforcement commitments to the U.S. Department of Justice, including the FBI.
The Letter of Agreement requires Plant Telephone Company and its subsidiaries, together with TruVista Communications, to adopt extensive national-security and law-enforcement safeguards as a condition supporting FCC consideration of their Section 214 transfer-of-control application.
The Letter of Agreement establishes national-security and law-enforcement commitments connected to the proposed transfer of control of Peerless Network’s domestic and international Section 214 authority to Infobip.
The Department of Justice notified the FCC that Team Telecom had terminated GigSky’s mitigation agreement and requested removal of the agreement as a condition on GigSky’s license.
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau adds Kaspersky-branded information-security products and specified China Mobile and China Telecom services to the Communications Act Section 2 Covered List, including the named entities’ subsidiaries and affiliates.
The FCC revokes China Telecom (Americas) Corporation’s domestic section 214 authority and revokes and terminates its international section 214 authorizations because continued authority no longer serves the public interest and presents substantial national-security and law-enforcement risks.
The Executive Branch urges the FCC to revoke and terminate China Telecom (Americas) Corporation’s international Section 214 authorizations because the record establishes national-security and law-enforcement risks and the company has not adequately addressed authorization conditions.
The Letter of Agreement requires Frontier Communications Corporation and its wholly owned operating subsidiaries to implement national-security and law-enforcement safeguards as a condition associated with FCC applications to transfer control of Section 214 authorizations and exceed the 25 percent foreign-investment benchmark.
The Executive Branch recommends that the FCC revoke and terminate China Telecom’s international Section 214 authorizations because the carrier presents substantial and unacceptable national-security and law-enforcement risks.
The Letter of Agreement requires Zayo and its subsidiaries to implement extensive national-security, law-enforcement, and public-safety safeguards as a condition supporting FCC review of the proposed transfer of Zayo authorizations and licenses to Front Range.
The Letter of Agreement establishes Northwest Fiber’s commitments to the U.S. Department of Justice to address national-security, law-enforcement, and public-safety concerns associated with its proposed acquisition of specified Frontier businesses and related FCC applications.
The Letter of Agreement conditions the proposed transfer of control of Northwest Fiber’s FCC authorizations to BCE Holding Corporation and related foreign ownership approval on extensive national-security and law-enforcement mitigation commitments.
The Letter of Agreement conditions Team Telecom’s non-objection to the proposed transfer of Tampnet’s international Section 214 authorization on Tampnet’s continuing commitments to U.S. lawful access, network security, and protection of U.S. communications records.
The Letter of Agreement conditions DOJ’s national-security and law-enforcement non-objection to proposed transfers of control involving FirstLight entities and related FCC authorizations on continuing operational, reporting, and notice commitments.
The Letter of Agreement requires Onvoy Spectrum, LLC to implement national-security, law-enforcement, and public-safety safeguards as a condition associated with its FCC petition for approval of indirect foreign ownership above the Section 310(b)(4) benchmark and a related license modification.
The Letter of Agreement requires GigSky and GigSky Mobile to implement national-security, law-enforcement, and public-safety safeguards as a condition of DOJ’s no-objection notification to the FCC’s consent to GigSky’s foreign-ownership application.
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