Lawfare Daily 250820 FCC s New Submarine Cable Rules with Adam Chan

Lawfare Daily: FCCs New Submarine Cable Rules with Adam Chan Lawfare Aug 20, 2025 Lawfare Daily Adam Chan, National Security Counsel at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and inaugural Director of the FCCs new Council on National Security, joins Lawfares Justin Sherman to discuss the FCCs rulemaking on submarine cables and national security. They discuss the FCCs new submarine cable rules, the role of submarine cables in the U. S. telecommunications supply chain and in the data and AI era, and the national security risks facing submarine cable infrastructure. They also discuss new requirements for submarine cable license applicants to make physical security and cybersecurity certifications, the objective of limiting Chinese influence on submarine cables, and the future of how the FCC is thinking about threats, responses, and engagement with industry to address them. Transcript here: Original from here: