Under no circumstances, however, should FCC approval be granted in isolation from the national security and congressional analysis so clearly required by the proposed Tyco Global Network sale.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Vote No to Firesale of Fiber-Optic Network

In the Tyco Global Network case, though, too much is riding on the outcome to allow this national asset to be turned over to non-American owners without real and rigorous adult supervision.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Strategic fire-sale

In short, the United States cannot afford to view the proposed sale of the Tyco Global Network as it has too many similar fire-sales of sensitive American-owned assets in recent years (including, notably, IBM's transfer to Communist China of its personal computer division).

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Strategic fire-sale

If the next owner of Tyco's global network is a company 26% owned by the Indian government and a major supplier to India's military and intelligence services, the Pentagon could not be sure its "mail" is going unread by potentially unfriendly eyes.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Strategic fire-sale