Anthropic Tells the FCC Adversary-Owned Cable Equipment Could Degrade AI Workloads; the FCC Cites It in Its June 2026 Order

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On January 22, 2026, Anthropic filed a letter with the FCC in the FCC’s submarine cable licensing proceeding. The FCC’s Second Report and Order cites it as the “Anthropic Ex Parte”.

The Order quotes the filing: “Adversarial SLTE or fiber owners could selectively deny service, degrade performance, or power down infrastructure supporting AI workloads.”

The International Connectivity Coalition disputed the technical premise, and the Order quotes its letter: “the functions Anthropic describes occur at higher network layers beyond the control of the submarine cable system itself.” The Order’s reply: “We agree these features can be done at higher layers in terrestrial networks.”

This is Anthropic’s documented participation in a national-security rulemaking. The sources do not say whether the filing was solicited or whether Anthropic’s commercial interest in compute connectivity shaped it.

Anthropic entry: flagged for Mark’s non-Claude verification (standing rule).

Sources & Citations

[1] FCC Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 26-42 (OI Docket 24-523, MD Docket 24-524) — Federal Communications Commission · Jun 30, 2026 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “Anthropic Tells the FCC Adversary-Owned Cable Equipment Could Degrade AI Workloads; the FCC Cites It in Its June 2026 Order.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, January 22, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-01-22--anthropic-tells-fcc-adversary-owned-submarine-cable-equipment-could-degrade-ai-workloads-fcc-adopts-rules-june-2026/