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FCC Announces Effective Date of New Filing Requirements for Domestic Section 214 Transfer of Control Applications

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Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announced September 11, 2024 as the effective date of two rules initially adopted in the agency’s Team Telecom Process Reform Report and Order....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

ALERT: Team Telecom Streamlining Procedures Take Effect

In October 2020 and 2021, the FCC adopted a pair of Orders to streamline the processing of applications involving “reportable” foreign ownership that are referred to the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation...more

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Standard Team Telecom Questions Take Effect, Completing FCC’s Modernization Effort

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On Friday, August 23, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice announcing that its rules regarding standardized national security and law enforcement questions (Standard Questions) for...more

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Wireless Roundup (August 2023)

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FCC Seeks Comment on Revising Spectrum Sharing Rules for Non-Geostationary Orbit, Fixed-Satellite Service Systems: In this proposed rule, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requests comment on revisions to its rules...more

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Don’t Look Twice, It’s Alright — The FCC Pulls Back the Curtain on Section 214 Authorizations

The FCC recently adopted two items that underscore the Commission’s growing role in a quickly evolving national security regulatory framework: an Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking overhauling the regulatory framework...more

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FCC To Propose Sweeping Changes to Regulation of International Telecommunications Service

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On March 30, 2023, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) released a draft Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on international section 214 authorizations (the Draft Order and Draft NPRM), which governs...more

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FCC Seeks Comment on the Required Information Collection in its Standard Team Telecom Questions, Kicking Off OMB Approval Process

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Comments are due May 15, 2023 on a Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Notice and Request for Comments (Notice) regarding its October 2021 Second Report and Order that adopts a set of standardized national...more

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Team Telecom Two-Year Anniversary

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This month marks two years since the formation of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (see our previous client alert...). Informally known as Team...more

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[Event] 2nd National Forum on Team Telecom - April 25th, Washington, DC

Gain critical strategies for managing reviews in the new Team Telecom environment. The American Conference Institute’s 2nd National Team Telecom Conference will take place in Washington D.C. on April 25, 2022, one day...more

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[Webinar] 2021 National Security Series: CFIUS in the Biden Administration - May 6th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

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The webinar will review how the Biden Administration is taking the reins on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) process, Team Telecom, and other national security regimes....more

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Comments Dates Set: Standard Questions for Applications and Petitions Subject to Team Telecom Review

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has set the deadlines for commenting on the International Bureau’s Public Notice seeking comment on a set of standard national security and law enforcement questions...more

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Select Team Telecom Modernization Rules Will Go Into Effect Before the New Year

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On November 27, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Team Telecom Modernization Report & Order (Report & Order) was published in the Federal Register, which will cause portions of the new rules to...more

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[Webinar] What National Security Developments Will Occur Under a New Administration? - December 8th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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With a new presidential administration, national security policies, regulations, and law are likely to change. Join us for a discussion of what companies can expect the national security landscape to look like under a Biden...more

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Formalizing Team Telecom

Earlier this month, the FCC adopted a Report & Order (“R&O”) streamlining the application review process for transactions involving foreign investment or participation in U.S. telecommunications companies (commonly known as...more

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Team Telecom Emerges From the Shadows; FCC Gets Aggressive With Chinese Telecoms

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On April 4, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13913, “Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector.” The EO formalizes “Team...more

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Cross-Border Compliance Update: April 2020

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Foley Hoag LLP has formed a firm-wide, multi-disciplinary task force dedicated to client matters related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In the rapidly changing global health environment, Foley Hoag will provide clients...more

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‘Team Telecom’ Formalized into New Committee; Increased Scrutiny of Chinese Involvement in US Telecommunications Services...

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On April 4, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) establishing the ‘Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector’ (the Committee). The Committee...more

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Executive Order Seeks to Modernize 'Team Telecom' After Years-Long Effort

On April 4, 2020, President Donald Trump signed an executive order clarifying and formalizing the role of the ad hoc interagency body currently known as “Team Telecom.” Team Telecom, an executive branch group comprising the...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Comment Deadlines Set for FCC Rulemaking Seeking to Expedite the Team Telecom Application Review Process

As Kelley Drye reported in an earlier post, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving quickly on efforts to expedite review of certain FCC applications, including, but not limited to, Section 214 and submarine...more

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Proposed FCC Rules for Team Telecom Review of Applications with Foreign Ownership, Shorten Timeframes, Add Burdens

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The FCC recently adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing reforms to the Executive Branch “Team Telecom” review process for certain FCC applications and petitions involving foreign ownership. The NPRM seeks...more

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FCC Proposes Streamlining Foreign-Ownership Review Process

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For two decades, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has relied on an inter-agency consulting process to evaluate matters before it that potentially raise issues of national security, foreign policy and trade policy. ...more

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NTIA Suggests Steps to Expedite Executive Review of Applications for Section 214 and Submarine Cable Act Authority; FCC Seeks...

The “Team Telecom” review process of applications involving foreign ownership has long endured a reputation for excessive length and opacity. It appears change may be on the horizon but will the change be welcomed? On...more

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China’s MIIT Issues Long-Awaited New Telecoms Catalogue

More than twelve years after the promulgation in 2003 of the Catalogue of Telecommunications Services; the “2003 Catalogue”) China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) finally promulgated the amended...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"FCC Regulatory Initiatives May Spur Foreign Investment in Broadcast and Telecom Entities"

Recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) and Obama administration initiatives may help to spur foreign investment in U.S. entities holding broadcast, telecommunications and other licenses issued by the...more

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