The FCC wants comment on questions raised in a report by the Inde...
The FCC wants comment on questions raised in a report by the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks and in a notice of proposed rulemaking, both released June 19. Comments are due Aug. 7,…
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replies 2 weeks later. The Katrina NPRM opened the door for the FCC to act on suggestions not contained in the report (CD June 21 p4). “We request that, in addressing the issues raised in the notice of proposed rulemaking… parties address the applicability of the Panel’s recommendations to all types of natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, forest fires) as well as other types of incidents (e.g., terrorist attacks, flu pandemic, industrial accidents, etc),” the Commission said in a notice. “Parties should also discuss whether the panel’s recommendations are broad enough to take into account the diverse topography of our nation, the susceptibility of a region to a particular type of disaster, and the multitude of communications capabilities a region may possess.”