GAO Says FCC Should Work to Improve Wireless Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework
The FCC should work with industry to craft "specific performance measures" for a Wireless Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework, plus promote awareness of the framework and monitor its outcomes, recommended the GAO in a report released Tuesday. It noted the FCC…
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reported wireless outages due to physical incidents -- mostly accidents, with some natural disasters -- spiked from 2009 to 2016, in part due to the growth in wireless customers infrastructure. "More robust measures and a better plan to monitor the framework would help FCC collect information on the framework and evaluate its effectiveness. Such steps could help FCC address any challenges or decide whether further action is needed," GAO said. "Also, by promoting awareness about the framework, FCC would help public safety officials and other industry participants to be well positioned to use the framework to help them prepare for or respond to emergency events."