The FCC wants to extend the Disaster Information Reporting System...
The FCC wants to extend the Disaster Information Reporting System to include interconnected VoIP and broadband ISPs, said a notice published Monday in the Federal Register (http://xrl.us/bm4vg6). The agency is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget for…
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the additional voluntary information collection, which it expects will take around 40 minutes per response. “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,” the FCC wrote, arguing it’s “imperative” DIRS be expanded to include these new technologies. DIRS lets telecom providers electronically inform the commission of damage to communications infrastructure, and request resources for restoration. Comments are due May 23 in OMB control number 3060-1003.