FCC Sets National Security Enforcement Precedent With Marlink Fine: Morgan Lewis
The FCC has expanded its role in national security enforcement by imposing a fine on Marlink over its non-U.S. employees' access to its domestic infrastructure and customer data (see 2601080025), Morgan Lewis lawyers blogged last week. They said companies in…
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the U.S. telecommunications and information and communications technology and services sectors that have national security mitigation agreements will need to carefully review their compliance frameworks and make sure they're adhering to those obligations. The FCC's enforcement action "sets a strong precedent" that commitments under the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector "are not optional and will be actively monitored and enforced." It also shows that administrative and timing requirements in mitigation agreements are enforceable conditions, the lawyers added.