FCC - "REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER GEOFFREY STARKS FIELD HEARING ON RESILIENT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, FEBRUARY 21, 2020. OCGS - DOC-362688A1"

Title: REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER GEOFFREY STARKS FIELD HEARING ON RESILIENT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, FEBRUARY 21, 2020. OCGS - DOC-362688A1 Source: FCC Data/Action: Speeches Date: 2/26/2020 Text Preview: ...Hurricanes Irma and Maria, shows that we shouldn't. The severity of those storms cannot be overstated. As people in this room know all too well, between 3,000 and 5,000 people died. The storms... ...hurricane the hospital my mom worked at was filled with people who were on the floor crying over the fact that their homes were more than likely destroyed and that their families were still in their homes and [they had] no way of being able to contact them." Stories like these drive home the conclusion that the federal government, and the FCC in particular, responded far too slowly in the aftermath. As a former enforcement official, I believe in accountability, and it is imperative that the FCC hold itself accountable as well because we needed to do better. For months after Hurricane... ...resilient, and close the digital divide that existed here even before Hurricane Maria. Let me be even clearer: I call on the FCC to bring the full strength...