9/11 Commission Leaders Call For Emergency Communications Network

The former heads of the commission that investigated the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, pointed to unfinished plans for a nationwide emergency communications system.

The attacks revealed the problems posed by a patchwork of emergency radio networks and devices that often do not work with each other. "Eleven years after the event, some important 9/11 Commission recommendations have still not been implemented and require immediate attention," former 9/11 Commission Chair and Vice Chair Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton said in a statement. "We call on the government to build out an interoperable, broadband network for first responders."