OIA to Terminate First Technology's Section 214 Authorization for Ghosting FCC, DOJ
The Office of International Affairs intends to terminate the international Section 214 authorization of First Technology Development because it changed its contact information and dissolved its enterprise without informing the FCC or DOJ, according to a notice of intent in…
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Friday’s Daily Digest. The company could face enforcement action, the notice said. First Technology’s letter of agreement required it to establish points of contact for the DOJ and FCC and inform them of changes to that contact info, said the notice. However, the company hasn’t responded to multiple contact attempts from the FCC and DOJ going back to 2021, including efforts by phone, email and certified mail, the notice said. Letters and emails were returned as undeliverable, the notice said. “In light of First Technology’s failure to respond to the DOJ’s and FCC’s communications, it appears that First Technology has discontinued service without providing prior notification as required by the Commission’s rules,” the notice said. The notice gives First Technology 30 days to respond.