Initial Comments Due Aug. 18 on Team Telecom Proposal
The FCC set comment deadlines on a proposed rulemaking approved at its June meeting (see 1606240043) aimed at speeding up the Team Telecom review of international companies' buys of U.S. licensees. The NPRM suggests time limits for teams of representatives…
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from other agencies to review transactions (see 1606150019). “We propose specific changes in our rules, designed to address the Executive Branch's request in a manner that furthers our mandate to serve the public interest,” the FCC said in a Tuesday notice in the Federal Register . “We believe that implementation of these rule changes would speed the action on applications while continuing to take into consideration relevant national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy concerns.” Comment are due Aug. 18, replies Sept. 2.