Federal Communications Commission
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) initiates a comprehensive rulemaking to address and implement the recommendations presented by the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks (Independent Panel). The Independent Panel's report described the impact of the worst natural disaster in the Nation's history as well as the overall public and private response efforts. In addition, the report included recommendations which relate to: pre-positioning the communications industry and the government for disasters in order to achieve greater network reliability and resiliency; improving recovery coordination to address existing shortcomings and to maximize the use of existing resources; improving the operability and interoperability of public safety and 911 communications in times of crisis; and improving communication of emergency information to the public. The Commission, in this proceeding, is to take the lessons learned from this disaster and build upon them to promote more effective, efficient response and recovery efforts as well as heightened readiness and preparedness in the future. To accomplish this goal, the Commission invites comment on what actions the Commission can take to address the Independent Panel's recommendations.
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Recommendations of the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks
Recommendations of the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks
Recommendations of the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks
Recommendations of the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks
Recommendations of the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks
Citation: 71 FR 38564
