FCC Fine Shows That Rules on Critical Infrastructure Are 'Non-Negotiable': Lawyers
The FCC fining Marlink over its non-U.S. employees' access to its domestic infrastructure and customer data (see 2601080025) shows that the agency will pursue robust enforcement "when a clear national security nexus exists," Proskauer foreign investment lawyer John Ingrassia and…
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national security lawyer Eric Johnson wrote this week. The fine and mandatory compliance plan are signs that the FCC and the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector ("Team Telecom") see regulatory commitments about critical communication infrastructure and access to sensitive customer data as "binding and non-negotiable." Companies with obligations under Team Telecom national security mitigation agreements should view them as enforceable commitments and make sure internal compliance procedures are thoroughly resourced, the lawyers said.