FCC Probing Disaster Coordination Among Carriers, Backhaul Providers
The FCC Public Safety Bureau sought comment by Jan. 9, replies Jan. 24 on how to ensure wireless carriers and backhaul providers better coordinate with each other and other stakeholders, before, during and after disaster. It asked about efficacy of…
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the wireless industry’s wireless resiliency cooperative framework. In November, the FCC sought information from seven wireless carriers on implementation (see 1811060052). “The Bureau seeks a deeper understanding of the extent to which the Framework currently addresses issues associated with backhaul support for wireless service in such natural disasters,” said a public notice in docket 11-60. “We seek input from the public on these questions to better inform our understanding, as well as potential recommendations to the Commission on proposals that could help facilitate restoration of service after outages.” The PN seeks comment on including backhaul providers in the framework.