CTIA, NCTA and USTelecom Want Post-Salt Typhoon Ruling Overturned
The FCC should rescind the post-Salt Typhoon cyberattack declaratory ruling it made in January, which requires carriers to secure their networks against unlawful access and interception, said CTIA, NCTA and USTelecom in an ex parte filing posted Thursday. The trade groups filed a petition for reconsideration of the ruling in February (see 2502190081).
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“The Associations continue to maintain that the Declaratory Ruling contravenes the text, structure, purpose, and prior Commission interpretations of the [Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act] and is also procedurally deficient,” the groups argued. There's an ongoing, public-private “collaborative and government-wide engagement in the post-Salt Typhoon environment,” they said. “To preserve this meaningful partnership, the Commission should rescind the Declaratory Ruling, which would otherwise hinder the progress that continues to be made daily by service providers and collaborating government entities.” The declaratory ruling would “significantly undermine” the current cybersecurity system “and make our networks less safe,” the filing added.