47 C.F.R. § 1.70020

(a) Licensees seeking to renew or extend a cable landing license shall file an application six months prior to the expiration of the license.

(b) The application must include the information and certifications required in §§ 1.70002(b) and (c), 1.70004, 1.70005, and 1.70006 (except for § 1.70006(d)). A licensee seeking a renewal or extension of a cable landing license must certify in the application that it has created, updated, and implemented a cybersecurity and physical security risk management plan, consistent with §§ 1.70006(c) and 1.70007(q).

(c) Upon the filing of a timely and complete application to renew or extend a cable landing license in accordance with the Commission's rules in this chapter, a licensee may continue operating the submarine cable system while the application is pending with the Commission.