FCC Slows TelePacific-DSCI Review at Request of DOJ, DOD, DHS
The FCC removed U.S. TelePacific's planned buy of DSCI from streamlined review, the Wireline Bureau said in a public notice in Wednesday's Daily Digest. DOJ, backed by the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, asked the commission March 29 to…
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defer action on the transaction while the departments do their review of national security, law enforcement and public safety issues, the PN said. Final FCC action should be expected after the departments provide notification that they have completed their evaluation, the bureau said, but not later than 180 days from a March 15 public notice opening the proceeding in docket 16-67 (see 1603150039).