FCC - "OPENING STATEMENT OF ACTING CHAIRWOMAN JESSICA ROSENWORCEL FIELD HEARING ON HURRICANE IDA AND NETWORK RESILIENCE OCTOBER 26, 2021 - DOC-376923A1"

Title: OPENING STATEMENT OF ACTING CHAIRWOMAN JESSICA ROSENWORCEL FIELD HEARING ON HURRICANE IDA AND NETWORK RESILIENCE OCTOBER 26, 2021 - DOC-376923A1 Source: FCC Data/Action: Statements Date: 10/26/2021 Text Preview: ...HURRICANE IDA AND NETWORK RESILIENCE OCTOBER 26, 2021 Re: Resilient Networks, PS Docket No. 21-346; Amendments to Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications, PS Docket No. 15-80; New Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications, ET Docket No. 04-35 Welcome to our Field Hearing on improving the resiliency and recovery of communications networks during disasters... ...disaster where communications networks fail, we do more than bemoan what happened. We do more than express our sympathy. Instead, we engage in a serious effort to identify what went wrong, what went right, and how we can do better in the future. Last month, I traveled to Louisiana with Commissioner Carr. We criss-crossed a long, flat stretch of the state that was affected by Hurricane Ida. Here's what struck me. Wind and water can be so cruel. Weeks after the storm... ...us to know with precision where communications failed in the storm and how better preparation and more resilient networks could help save lives. Some of the...