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On November 21, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") focused on enhancing FCC review and oversight of the global subsea communications cable network through...more
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
All international Section 214 authorization holders should begin preparing the information required for disclosure as early as possible. On December 13, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Office of...more
The FCC mandated, in an April 25, 2023, Order, that every holder of an international Section 214 authorization will be obligated to submit current ownership information identifying certain direct and indirect interest holders...more
Potential rule changes could expand the scope of the disclosure and reporting obligations for FCC-regulated businesses. On April 25, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Order and Notice of...more
The FCC is proposing comprehensive and sweeping changes to its twenty-year-old rules governing its international section 214 authorization framework. Because the FCC’s proposals would affect any company offering international...more
On April 25, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released an Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on international Section 214 authorizations (the Order and NPRM), which authorize the provision...more
For the first time, the FCC will have formal rules governing the process for Team Telecom review of license applications involving foreign ownership. The FCC, however, declined to adopt exclusions for applications that have...more
The Federal Communications Commission has slowly opened the door to indirect parent entity foreign ownership of broadcast station licenses. This gradual relaxation of longstanding U.S. federal policy has continued to the...more