Agencies Ask FCC to Condition Cincinnati Bell Buy of Hawaiian Telcom on Undersea Cable Duties
Team Telecom asked the FCC to condition approval of Cincinnati Bell buying Hawaiian Telcom on commitments made by the acquirer to adhere to past Hawaiian Telcom undersea cable system obligations. If the conditions are adopted, the Department of Homeland Security,…
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backed by DOD and DOJ, won't object to related communications license transfers, said their petition Thursday in docket 17-207. Cincinnati Bell said in a June 1 letter it will abide by Hawaiian Telcom 2012 assurances to DHS and DOJ on obligations for submarine cable systems in the Hawaiian Islands, and an HT 2017 agreement with DHS on its obligations for a Southeast Asia-U.S. submarine cable system. Cincinnati Bell said it will cooperate and "take all necessary steps to comply with the terms, conditions and requirements" of the 2012 assurances and 2017 agreement.