Team Telecom: Protecting the Digital Infrastructure That Powers AI

National Security
Written By Betsy McIntyre

McIntyre Strategies Founder Betsy McIntyre participated in the Federal Communications Bar Association's CLE seminar, Team Telecom: Protecting the Digital Infrastructure That Powers A.I., hosted by the FCBA Transactional Practice Committee.

The program explored Team Telecom's role in reviewing certain FCC-regulated transactions for national security and law enforcement considerations, as well as the growing importance of telecommunications infrastructure in the age of artificial intelligence. Betsy opened the program with an overview of Team Telecom, including its mission, review process, and role in monitoring and compliance.

Betsy also moderated a panel examining why submarine cables are critical to the development of AI, current trends in the submarine cable industry, and the national security risks associated with this essential digital infrastructure.

The discussion brought together perspectives from government, industry, and the national security community to explore the increasingly important intersection of telecommunications, foreign investment, critical infrastructure, and national security.

Betsy McIntyre
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