Bill Introduced to Protect Underwater U.S. Telecom Cables - Inside Towers

Bill Introduced to Protect Underwater U.S. Telecom Cables - Inside Towers

Representative Rudy Yakym (R-IN) introduced the Safeguarding Essential Cables through Undersea Risk Elimination (SECURE) American Telecommunications Act (H.R. 3479) to ensure that the U.S. is able to hold adversaries accountable for cutting telecommunications cables. “Over the last four years, our adversaries grew bolder, economically and militarily, because they knew they’d face no real consequences,” Yakym said. This bill “changes that. It enh…

They are crucial for security, but not always well protected. Senior researcher Lars Gjesvik believes that foreign cables are vulnerable to attack.