Re: Did I miss a problem: FCC and CISA stress need for access during pandemic

[Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>]

I have had problems with OSP construction ostensibly delayed by closed permitting agencies. 

Sent from my iCar

> On May 27, 2020, at 2:30 AM, Bill Woodcock <woody () pch net> wrote:
>
> 
>
> > On May 27, 2020, at 3:40 AM, Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com> wrote:
> > I have not heard of any problems with access for ISP and communications workers in any U.S. state or locality during 
> > the pandemic.
> > Did I miss a big problem requiring the FCC chairman and CISA Director send a letter?
>
> That was one of the outcomes of the OECD recommendations to member governments on the Internet during the pandemic.  
> As you may recall, I emailed you, and many other members of our community, on March 23, soliciting input for this 
> document:
>
>   http://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/keeping-the-internet-up-and-running-in-times-of-crisis-4017c4c9/
>
> The specific recommendation regarding prioritized access came from several of the people I mailed, and was of 
> particular concern to global backbone operators. Whether you think that particular recommendation is a high priority 
> or not, I’d chalk this up as a successful exercise of our community providing input to government and having 
> government take it seriously and act upon it in the way that we requested them to.  Exercising that channel 
> periodically, to keep government thinking of that as normal, would be good.
>
> There’s no provable causality chain here, but it was a concern, we spoke, they listened, and the problem we were 
> concerned with did not become an issue, so that’s a success.  If only we could do that with public health, we’d be in 
> great shape.
>
>                               -Bill
>
>
>
>
>                                -Bill