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  "description": "‘The unseen heroes of global communications.’ ",
  "path": "/fcc-unanimously-approves-buildout-of-secure-submarine-cables/",
  "publishedAt": "2025-08-07T21:39:29.000Z",
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    "_the FCC approved new rules_",
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    "Join the Community!",
    "_to streamline the application process_",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, August 7, 2025 – Not many know that undersea cables carry 99 percent of international data traffic.\n\nBut foreign adversaries like Russia and China certainly do – and that’s why the Federal Communications Commission says it’s time to modernize and secure them.\n\nIn an unanimous 3-0 vote Thursday, _the FCC approved new rules_to accelerate the deployment of submarine cable systems, marking the first major update to the undersea cable regulations since 2001.\n\n\n\n_****There's a whole community behind your FREE membership...****_\n\n Join the Community! \n\nThe rules aim _to streamline the application process_, reduce regulatory burdens, and strengthen national security protections against foreign adversaries.\n\nThe initiative, developed by the Office of International Affairs in collaboration with the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and the Enforcement Bureau, is intended to bolster national security.\n\nGOP Commissioner **Olivia Trusty** underscored the strategic importance of the undersea cables, citing attacks made by foreign adversaries against them.\n\nDemocratic Commissioner **Anna Gomez** also expressed strong support, stating “Ticks a lot of boxes for me.”\n\nRepublican Chairman **Brendan Carr** added that while the FCC often focuses on airwaves as vital but unseen infrastructure, submarine cables are just as essential.\n\n“They are the real unseen heroes of global communications,” he said. “[The Commission] must facilitate, not frustrate the buildout of submarine cable industries.”\n\nThe next FCC Open Meeting _will be held_ on Sept. 30.",
  "title": "FCC Unanimously Approves Buildout of Secure Submarine Cables",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T05:48:05.920Z"
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