FCC: Promoting More Resilient Networks

[Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>]

This month's FCC meeting includes a notice of proposed rulemaking on 
wireless network resilience cooperative framework, outage reporting, and 
backup power arrangements.


https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-375607A1.pdf

 What the NPRM Would Do:

    •  Seek comment on potential improvements to the voluntary Framework, 
including evaluating what triggers its activation, its scope of 
participants, whether existing Framework elements can be strengthened, 
any gaps that need to be addressed, and whether the public would benefit 
from codifying some or all of the Framework.

    •  Seek comment on ways to enhance the information available to the 
Commission through NORS and DIRS during disasters and network outages to 
improve situational awareness.

    •  Seek comment on communications resiliency strategies for power 
outages, including improved coordination between communications service 
providers and power companies and deploying on-site backup power or other 
alternative measures to reduce the frequency, duration, or severity of 
power-related disruptions to communications services.