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The UK government has published a White Paper with plans to modernise 140-year-old legislation: up to 14 years in prison and unlimited fines for deliberate damage to subsea infrastructure, new requirements for telecom companies and additional state powers. A 12-week consultation has been launched.
Sevara AzamovaThe UK government has proposed new measures to protect subsea internet cables and pipelines: emergency powers over telecom companies, access to cable landing stations, and tougher criminal penalties — up to 14 years' imprisonment. The measures followed accusations against Russia, which denies them.
Sevara AzamovaUnder a draft new EU Arctic strategy to be presented on 20 October, the Union intends to connect Greenland to Europe with a 'sovereign and secure' subsea cable, and in the longer term to extend the network via Canada to Japan and South Korea. The plan also envisages creating an Arctic hub to protect cables and expanding the icebreaker fleet.
Otabek Yusupov
