Metronet Agrees to Take Security Steps as Part of T-Mobile Deal
The Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector signed off on part of a deal from last year in which T-Mobile will invest $4.9 billion in a joint venture with investment firm KKR to buy fiber-based provider Metronet (see 2407240020). The committee, more widely known as Team Telecom, approved, with conditions, the transfer of international Section 214 authority from Metronet Holdings to MetroNet Systems, said a filing Thursday in docket 24-244.
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The companies agreed to several commitments to protect the security of the Metronet network, including designating a security officer, screening existing and newly hired personnel who have access to secure material, and implementing cybersecurity and systems security plans. The companies also agreed to “comply with all applicable lawful interception statutes, regulations, and requirements, as well as comply with all court orders and other Lawful U.S. Process for lawfully authorized Electronic Surveillance.”