CTIA, EEI Launch Cross-Sector Resiliency Forum
CTIA and the Edison Electric Institute will launch a cross-sector resiliency forum aimed at improving coordination between the wireless and electric power sectors, a CTIA spokesperson confirmed. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wanted the initiative to begin before the next wildfire…
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and hurricane seasons start. “Americans need reliable communications service during emergencies,” Pai said Thursday: “But as the FCC’s investigation into the slow pace of wireless service restoration after Hurricane Michael revealed, and last fall’s power shutoffs in California underscored, a lack of effective coordination between the electric power and communications sectors prolongs and increases the scope of communications outages. This coordination problem was also starkly evident in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, when the electric utility did not provide needed information to the communications sector for disaster recovery.” CTIA is grateful to Pai for “facilitating this dialogue,” emailed Matt Gerst, CTIA vice president-regulatory affairs: “Public safety is a top priority for the FCC and our industries, and enhancing coordination before, during and after disasters will enhance resiliency and ensure wireless is available when Americans need it most.”