FCC, Executive Orders, CFIUS

Commerce Issues First-Ever ICTS “Final Determination” Banning Kaspersky Cybersecurity Products

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/16/2024

On June 24, 2024, the Commerce Department published a Final Determination under its Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) authorities. The determination prohibits the Russian-controlled cybersecurity...more

[Event] 10th National Conference on CFIUS - April 11th - 12th, Arlington, VA

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 2/19/2024

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 10th National Conference on CFIUS returns for another exciting year with curated programming that will provide invaluable insights on repositioning your transaction planning amidst...more

Analysis: How Team Telecom Can Conduct Faster Reviews in No-risk Cases

Morgan Lewis on 4/11/2023

A common concern of telecommunications companies, their investors, and their counsel is that the Team Telecom process is unduly long—especially compared with the analogous process for the Committee on Foreign Investment in...more

FCC’s New Foreign Ownership Review Rules Set To Take Effect

ArentFox Schiff on 12/17/2020

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

FCC Adopts New Rules and Procedures for Team Telecom Committee

White & Case LLP on 11/2/2020

On September 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to adopt a Report and Order that provides for new rules and procedures to formalize the review process of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign...more

Formalizing Team Telecom

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/21/2020

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

President Formalizes Executive Agency Review of FCC Applications and Licenses; Quick Action on FCC License Revocation

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 4/27/2020

For years, there have been critiques about the lack of procedures surrounding the review, by a group of Executive Branch agencies commonly referred to as “Team Telecom”, of applications before the Federal Communications...more

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

White & Case LLP on 4/15/2020

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

Too Much Time on Their Hands – New Executive Order Limits Time Period for Team Telecom Reviews

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/12/2020

On April 4th, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector. The Executive Order essentially...more

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/17/2018

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

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