CFIUS Proposed Rules Target Critical Technology, Sensitive Personal Data and Real Estate By John R Ingrassia, Owen Masters, Matthew McBride, The National Law Review October 4, 2019 On September 17, 2019, the Department of the Treasury issued long-awaited proposed rules implementing many of the provisions of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 [...]
Submarine Telecoms Forum Magazine Issue 105 - Finance & Legal Is Now Live! SubTel Forum Press Release March 18, 2018 SubTel Forum is pleased to announce that Issue 105 of the Magazine is now available! In this issue we discuss various finance & legal aspects of the submarine cable industry, provide a GIANT SubOptic 2019 [...]
Virgin Media Files Cases Against Fishermen in High Court Alleging Damage to Its Underwater Cables By Sean Murry, TheJournal.ie November 7, 2018 VIRGIN MEDIA HAS filed cases in the High Court against the owners of two fishing trawlers, over alleged damage done by the vessels to underwater cables. In the two filings this week, the [...]
Basslink saga with Tasmanian government referred to arbitration By Corinne Reichert, ZDNet April 27, 2018 Basslink has revealed that its dispute with the state of Tasmania will be referred to arbitration after the two were unsuccessful in resolving it during "without prejudice" meetings. "Unfortunately, the dispute was not resolved, and has led to Basslink being [...]
FCC Commissioner O’Rielly Statement Hints at Possible Long-Awaited Movement on Team Telecom Review Process Reform By Chip Yorkgitis, Steve Augustino and Denise Smith, CommLaw Monitor April 19, 2018 In 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) initiated a rulemaking proceeding proposing changes to the process of reviewing certain Section 214 and submarine cable landing [...]
Quintillion Statement Regarding Federal Charges Against Former CEO Quintillion Press Release April 12, 2018 Quintillion became aware of the situation regarding the alleged actions of Ms. Pierce last year, took swift action and self-reported to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Quintillion has been cooperating fully with the authorities during this ongoing investigation. Quintillion values its [...]
