The FCC has adopted an NPRM proposing a framework to allow for careful review of foreign-owner authorization holders as part of a renewal process involving close consultation with Executive Branch agencies. Specifically, the NPRM proposes to require carriers to renew, every 10 years, their international section 214 authority and require such carriers to periodically update their information to enable FCC review of public interest and national security implications of those authorizations. The Commission also adopted an Order to begin a one-time collection of information from international section 214 authorization holders.
