New Rules Regarding Telecommunications Service To Cuba

Jonathan Epstein is a partner in our Washington, D.C. office.
Eric Fishman is a partner in our New York office.
Ronald Oleynek is a partner in our Washington, D.C. office.

In early September, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published long-awaited regulations implementing the Cuba policies announced by the White House in April 2009. In a sweeping departure from prior U.S. policy, these presidential policies – which are intended to promote the freer flow of information to the Cuban people – significantly reduce the licensing requirements and other barriers for telecommunications providers to offer services to Cuba. In addition, they authorize the following: