FCC Provides Guidance On International Section 214 Information Collection

The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Office of International Affairs (OIA) recently released an Order in the agency's ongoing proceeding related to its adoption of an Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on international Section 214 authorizations (the Order and NPRM). The Order denies a motion for extension of time for the comment and reply comment deadlines in the NPRM and provides guidance on the FCC's one-time collection of foreign ownership information from international Section 214 authorization holders (One-Time Information Collection). Although the FCC has yet to establish a date for its One-Time Information Collection, the Order provides important guidance on the framework that will govern its execution.