FCC Turns On Emergency System for Kentucky Tornados
The FCC Public Safety Bureau activated emergency response measures for 17 counties in Kentucky, after the recent tornado strikes, said public notices and releases through Wednesday. The disaster information reporting system was turned on Tuesday. The bureau issued PNs on…
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emergency contact information for licensees that need special temporary authority and on 24-hour availability of staff. A PN reminded essential personnel about availability of priority telecom services overseen by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for when local networks are damaged or congested: Entities working in emergency response that haven’t enrolled should consider participating in PTS. No public safety answering points, TV stations or radio stations were listed as out of service in Wednesday's DIRS report. It listed 24,817 cable and wireline subscribers as without service, and 0.8% of cell sites in the affected counties as down.