FCC Opens Foreign Ownership Proceedings For Comment, Advancing National Security Focus

The public comment period is now open for two Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) proceedings proposing new rules related to foreign ownership of FCC authorization holders. Both proceedings are part of the Commission's increased focus on mitigating national security threats to communications networks and services. Indeed, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr established the new FCC Council on National Security to promote and elevate the FCC's growing national security agenda. The public comment cycles in these proceedings provide critical opportunities to inform and collaborate with the Commission to shape policy in this area.

This alert covers the comment cycles for the two foreign ownership proceedings and also highlights other important national security-related developments at the Commission.