FCC Seeks Comment on Improving Wireless Resiliency Framework

This Public Notice is the third in a series that solicits input on the efficacy of the Wireless Resiliency Cooperative Framework. The Federal Communications Commission now seeks feedback on the implementation and effectiveness of each prong of the Framework, including responses to the letters sent by the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) and how to best monitor and document the framework's efficacy. The PSHSB Letters requested summaries of how each Signatory implemented the Framework with regard to the seven hurricanes that impacted the United States and its territories in 2017 and 2018 (Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Nate, Lane, Florence, and Michael). The PSHSB particularly welcomes comments from cross-sector stakeholders with on-the-ground experience during a disaster in which wireless providers utilized the Framework. The PSHSB intends to use these experiences to help inform recommendations it may make to the FCC on measures to expedite service restoration efforts in the face of a storm or other disastrous event and to also inform the FCC’s ongoing review of the efficacy of the Framework. In addition to stakeholders in the communications and emergency response sectors, the PSHSB is interested in hearing from industry and government bodies at all levels, and particularly from consumers, including people with disabilities and those who may be disproportionately affected by communications outages, as well as from any other interested stakeholders.

PS Docket No. 11-60

Comment Date: April 29, 2019; Reply Date: May 20, 2019