• FCC mandates reporting on large outages

    From Telecom Digest Moderator@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 25 11:09:54 2024
    This was passed 5-0:

    https://www.fcc.gov/document/improving-network-reliability-resiliency-transparency-disasters

    To maintain situational awareness about the status of critical
    communications, the Commission collects information about the operational
    status of various communications networks through its Network Outage
    Reporting System (NORS) and through the Disaster Information Reporting
    System (DIRS). Certain communications providers are required to file
    report in NORS on a mandatory basis when outages meet certain duration
    and magnitude thresholds. During disasters, the Commission may activate
    DIRS, which collects information on a voluntary basis specific to the
    impacts of a particular incident, like a hurricane. The Commission
    has found, however, that the voluntary nature of DIRS system results in
    information gaps that can impair efficient emergency response, because
    providers choose not to file. Some communications providers are also
    not required to file in NORS at all, similarly creating information
    gaps about overall network health.
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  • From Marco Moock@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 25 21:12:45 2024
    Am 25.01.2024 um 11:09:54 Uhr schrieb Telecom Digest Moderator:

    To maintain situational awareness about the status of critical communications, the Commission collects information about the
    operational status of various communications networks through its
    Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) and through the Disaster
    Information Reporting System (DIRS).

    Will FCC do anything in the case of longer outages?

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