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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 594
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 597
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 23A
Authorizing Transactions Related to Telecommunications, Mail, and Certain Internet-Based Communications Involving Ansarallah
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR), involving Ansarallah, or any entity in which Ansarallah owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, with respect to the receipt or transmission of telecommunications within Yemen are
authorized.
(2) This paragraph does not authorize:
(i) The provision, sale, or lease of telecommunications equipment or technology; or
(ii) The provision,...
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[Update - on March 4, 2025, the State Department (re)designated Ansarallah as a FTO (see FAQ # 1219), causing OFAC to reissue this GL and others to add an authorization for transactions otherwise prohibited by the FTOSR. The GL was amended so that "transmission of telecommunications to, from, or in Yemen are authorized" is now just "transmission of telecommunications within Yemen are authorized," making it the only telecommunications GL that is limited in this fashion. In FAQ 1218 OFAC describes the change such that it "transactions within Yemen for the receipt or transmission of telecommunications involving Ansarallah" is now what is authorized. The internet services GL is not so limited. The GL was also amended to specify that "voice over internet protocol (VOIP)" is one of the types...