Homeland Security Backs FCC Plan for SLTE Licensing
The Department of Homeland Security is backing the FCC's proposed blanket licensing of submarine line terminal equipment (SLTE) owners and operators. In comments posted Thursday in docket 24-523, DHS said SLTE owners "are fundamentally involved" in cable operation and can install equipment that may affect a cable’s operation. SLTE blanket licensing would be "a good step to foster the resiliency of this critical infrastructure." Submarine cable operators and industry groups have raised objections to SLTE licensing (see 2512010043).
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If the FCC opts to implement baseline cybersecurity and physical security standards for submarine cable systems, DHS said it "is well positioned to provide the basis and structure of those standards."