Sandoval Urges FCC To Allow States Access to NORS
Prompt and secure access for states to the network outage reporting system (NORS) is “critical” for states’ ability to respond to outages and develop policies to ensure reliable communications, California Public Utilities Commissioner Catherine Sandoval told FCC officials, including Chairman…
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Tom Wheeler’s Chief of Staff Ruth Milkman and aide Gigi Sohn, and Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel, during five meetings Feb. 13, said an ex parte filing posted Friday in docket 04-35. Access is important for states to respond to and analyze emergencies and communications failures such as the April 911 outage that affected several states, including California, Sandoval told the officials. Sandoval distributed the resolution NARUC went on to approve Thursday (see 1502180058) calling for states to have access to NORS and noted that Wheeler backed the idea at the association's winter meeting last week (see 1502170051). Sandoval also lobbied on her agency's petition for an FCC waiver to ensure wireless customers getting government-subsidized service are eligible for that Lifeline program (see 1502200027).