Tech group urges FCC to embrace interagency coordination when addressing national security of submarine cables

The Information Technology Industry Council wants the Federal Communications Commission to rely on the expertise of Team Telecom when it comes to making national security decisions on submarine cables, as part of a rulemaking to inform future work on updating the 20-year-old undersea cable system.

“FCC licensing decisions should be aligned with and deferential to Team Telecom’s assessments. If there are changed circumstances or new risk factors, the FCC should coordinate directly with Team Telecom to reassess rather than independently...