The FCC is seeking comment on the costs of its proposal...
The FCC is seeking comment on the costs of its proposal to extend the Disaster Information Reporting System to include interconnected VoIP providers and broadband ISPs, said a notice set to appear in Tuesday’s Federal Register. DIRS is a voluntary,…
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Web-based system that carriers can use to report infrastructure status during a crisis. “In recent years, communications have evolved from a circuit-switched network infrastructure to broadband networks,” the notice said. “Increasing numbers of consumers, businesses, and government agencies rely on broadband and interconnected VoIP services for everyday and emergency communications needs, including vital 9-1-1 services. It is therefore imperative that the Disaster Information Reporting System be expanded to include these new technologies in order for the Commission to gain an accurate picture of communications landscape during disasters.” The FCC is slated to vote on an order extending outage reporting to interconnected VoIP service providers at its meeting Wednesday.