Viasat/Inmarsat Review by Foreign-Ownership Panel Underway

Viasat and Inmarsat parent Connect Topco gave complete responses to initial questions from the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector, and the committee is now doing an initial review of whether Viasat/Inmarsat will pose a risk to U.S. national security or law enforcement interests, the multi-agency group told the FCC International Bureau Tuesday. Viasat's plan to buy Inmarsat for $7.3 billion was announced 12 months ago (see 2111080038).