According to a presentation delivered by the well-known lawyer Mr. Kent Bressie, who is specializing in telecommunications, foreign investment, and national security regulation, the table below lists the processing times for the FCC submarine cable landing license for some typical cables landing in the US.
System |
Date FCC |
Date Security |
Date License Granted |
Total Licensing Time |
American Samoa Hawaii | 2008-8-13 | 2009-1-9 | 2009-1-15 | 15 days |
Honotua | 2008-9-26 | 2010-12-3 | 2010-12-6 | 803 days |
Unity | 2008-5-16 | 2009-9-21 | 2009-10-5 | 508 days |
PPC 1 | 2008-2-11 | 2008-9-4 | 2008-9-10 | 212 days |
AAG | 2008-8-23 | 2008-6-10 | 2008-7-2 | 304 days |
Telstra Endeavour | 2007-6-19 | 2008-4-16 | 2008-5-8 | 322 days |
TPE | 2007-2-22 | 2007-12-20 | 2008-1-10 | 322 days |