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FCC Officials Visit North Carolina in Wake of Florence

FCC Public Safety Bureau Chief Lisa Fowlkes, Chris Anderson, also from the bureau, and Zenji Nakazawa, aide to Chairman Ajit Pai, said they were the ones who visited North Carolina last week (see 1809210042) in the aftermath of Florence. They…

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said they planned to visit the hardest hit areas, but flooding made that impossible and they ended up at the State Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh. “If our brief visit to North Carolina left us with one lasting impression it was this: Communications technologies -- whether broadcast, cellular, or wireline -- are critical to public safety and emergency response,” the three blogged. “But even the best of technologies is no substitute for the practical know-how and professionalism of a committed team of emergency first responders who stand ready at all times.”