Markey, Wyden Bow Bill on Telecom Natural Disaster Resiliency
Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., filed the Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network (Green) Communications Act Thursday to strengthen communications networks’ resiliency against natural disasters. Markey noted plans for the legislation in February (see 2102020063). It would…
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authorize $5 billion for a new NTIA program to fund grants and revolving loans for projects designed to strengthen communications networks’ resiliency and increase energy efficiency. Projects in low-income, rural and minority communities would get priority, as would projects that demonstrate the biggest overall reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, benefit the most vulnerable areas or use “green solutions” to improve resiliency. The bill would require the FCC to create rules and a resiliency framework aimed at minimizing the number, duration and impact of future network outages. Markey said he plans to attach the measure’s language to “any comprehensive infrastructure package” that comes out of ongoing talks (see 2104290076).