Senators Propose Telecom Bill Targeting Foreign Adversaries

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2025 – Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., introduced legislation Monday that would require the Federal Communications Commission to disclose licenses, authorizations, or other grants of authority held by companies of foreign adversarial countries in the telecommunications market.

Senators Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., joined Fischer as cosponsors of the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act, or FACT, according to a press release from Fischer’s senate website on Monday.

“Authoritarian regimes like China and Russia are actively working to undermine the security of our domestic communications. My bill will better position the FCC to evaluate the risks foreign ties pose to America’s national security so that we can respond to these network infrastructure threats,” Fischer said.