DOJ Asks FCC to Delay CenturyLink-Level 3 Action, Pending Team Telecom Review
DOJ and others asked the FCC to defer action on CenturyLink/Level 3's applications to transfer communications licenses for the first company's buy of the second. "The Agencies currently are reviewing these matters for any national security, law enforcement, and public…
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safety issues," said Justice, backed by the Defense and Homeland Security departments ("Team Telecom") in a letter posted Wednesday in FCC docket 16-403. CenturyLink emailed a statement calling the letter a "typical filing the DoJ makes when Team Telecom is involved, and we would expect the DoJ to lift its hold once the Team Telecom review is completed." In their own filing, the companies updated their applications to include recent corporate reorganization affecting their request to transfer control of Global Crossing Americas Solutions from Level 3 to CenturyLink. Analysts expect the deal to be approved (see 1610280052 and 1610310033).