FCC Consent Decree Order to Show Cause HKT & PCCW Global Tier-1 IP Backbone AS3491 Deadline: September 1, 2027
An in-depth regulatory and architectural analysis of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Order DA 26-1163, approving a comprehensive Consent Decree with HKT (International) Limited and its subsidiaries. This agreement concludes the FCC’s Order to Show Cause (DA 25-928), requiring an orderly withdrawal from the U.S. common carrier telecommunications market by September 1, 2027, while reshaping the operations of Tier-1 IP backbone AS3491 and transpacific subsea cable consortia.
