Telecom groups push against FCC cyber declaratory ruling issued in response to Salt Typhoon

Two major telecom groups identified a January declaratory ruling directing carriers to secure their networks as a broad interpretation of the Federal Communications Commission’s regulatory authorities, in response to a request from Chairman Brendan Carr to get input on identifying regulations imposing “unnecessary burdens” that could be eliminated.

“The Declaratory Ruling adopts an ‘uncoordinated and counterproductive’ policy based on an expansive reading of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (‘CALEA’) that imposes onerous network-wide duties on covered entities. This...