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March 26, 2022

Kaspersky statement on the FCC public notice

Kaspersky releases an official statement in response to the public notice issued by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on March 25, 2022

Kaspersky is disappointed with the decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prohibit certain telecommunications-related federal subsidies from being used to purchase Kaspersky products and services. This decision is not based on any technical assessment of Kaspersky products – that the company continuously advocates for – but instead is being made on political grounds.

Kaspersky maintains that the US Government’s 2017 prohibitions on federal entities and federal contractors from using Kaspersky products and services were not only unconstitutional, as such government actions limiting Kaspersky's rights were taken without due process or any meaningful opportunity for Kaspersky to respond to the concerns before the actions were taken, but also based on unsubstantiated allegations and without any public evidence of wrongdoing by the company. As there has been no public evidence or due process to otherwise justify those actions since 2017, and the FCC announcement specifically refers to the Department of Homeland Security’s 2017 determination as the basis for today’s decision, Kaspersky believes today’s expansion of such prohibition on entities that receive FCC telecommunication-related subsidies is similarly unsubstantiated and is a response to the geopolitical climate rather than a comprehensive evaluation of the integrity of Kaspersky’s products and services.

Kaspersky will continue to assure its partners and customers on the quality and integrity of its products, and remains ready to cooperate with US government agencies to address the FCC’s and any other regulatory agency’s concerns. 

Kaspersky provides industry leading products and services to customers around the world to protect them from all types of cyberthreats, and it has stated clearly that it doesn’t have any ties with any government, including Russia’s. The company believes that transparency and the continued implementation of concrete measures to demonstrate its enduring commitment to integrity and trustworthiness to its customers is paramount.


For media inquiries, contact prhq@kaspersky.com


This statement was updated on March 30, 2022

Kaspersky statement on the FCC public notice

Kaspersky releases an official statement in response to the public notice issued by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on March 25, 2022
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