Carr on Target in Criticism of FCC Salt Typhoon Ruling: Strand
John Strand of Strand Consult emailed that he agreed with Commissioner Brendan Carr’s sharp criticism of the FCC’s order on the Salt Typhoon cyberattacks, approved 3-2 with Carr and Commissioner Nathan Simington dissenting (see 2501160041). “The division of roles between…
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the various authorities is always decided by the national parliaments,” Strand emailed: “National regulators are not the ones who interpret the rules, but the ones who execute the rules that the political system makes.” Strand said the Secure Equipment Act, which was quickly enacted in 2021, shows how the system should work: “The FCC finds a thing it needs to do; it checks the books on whether it has the authority to do it. If not, it goes to Congress and asks permission. Permission is granted in a matter of weeks, nearly unanimously. There is no reason why that process should not be pursued here with Salt Typhoon.”