FCC Approves Nice/inContact, Conditioned on Commitments to Team Telecom
The FCC Wireline Bureau granted the application of Nice Systems and inContact to transfer domestic licenses under Section 214 of the Communications Act, subject to executive branch conditions, said a public notice Thursday in docket 16-177. DOJ said "Team Telecom"…
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agencies wouldn't object to Nice's planned buy of inContact if the FCC conditions license transfers on the applicants' compliance with commitments they made in a letter of agreement. The commitments "will help ensure that those agencies with responsibility for enforcing the law, protecting the national security, and preserving public safety can proceed appropriately to satisfy those responsibilities," said a petition Wednesday from the DOJ/FBI backed by the Homeland Security and Defense departments. The Nice/inContact letter, which was attached to the petition, said they will comply with all lawful electronic surveillance requirements, plus recordkeeping, nondisclosure, point-of-contact and other duties.