FCC Unanimously Approves Buildout of Secure Submarine Cables
‘The unseen heroes of global communications.’
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2025 – Not many know that undersea cables carry 99 percent of international data traffic.
But foreign adversaries like Russia and China certainly do – and that’s why the Federal Communications Commission says it’s time to modernize and secure them.
In an unanimous 3-0 vote Thursday, the FCC approved new rules to accelerate the deployment of submarine cable systems, marking the first major update to the undersea cable regulations since 2001.
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