DIRS Deactivated for Areas Affected by Hurricane Maria After 183 Days
The FCC deactivated the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) for areas affected by Hurricane Maria, said a Public Safety Bureau public notice Friday. “Effective today, no further reports to DIRS are requested in connection with the status of communications infrastructure…
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in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.” DIRS has been active for Maria since Sept. 20, “an unprecedented 183 days,” the agency said. The FCC will instead “commence periodic individual conference calls with relevant communications providers” to discuss restoration efforts and preparations for the upcoming 2018 hurricane season, which starts June 1, the PN said. With DIRS no longer active, Network Outage Reporting System reporting obligations are again in effect for new network outages in that region, the notice said. “The FCC continues to be available to address emergency communications needs related to Hurricane Maria 24 hours per day, seven days per week through our 24-hour operations center.” The deactivation was coordinated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security’s National Coordinating Center for Communications, the PN said.