Puerto Rico's Torres Meets FCC Members on Recovery Funds and NORS, Whose Data She Expects to Get

before scheduled meetings with Chairman Ajit Pai and an aide to Commissioner Mike O’Rielly. Torres met Wednesday with FCC Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr, she said. The federal body has had a flurry of meetings recently on NORS access (see 1811210018). Torres is optimistic the FCC will open access. Her agency responded to requests for information including about confidentiality, a concern raised by industry. The territorial government needs the information “to keep the people ... informed” about the status of recovery, she said. In FCC meetings, the she argued for additional funding to help the island further recover from 2017 hurricanes and reach unserved areas, Torres said. Pai last week suggested Puerto Rico may need even more USF support for recovery (see 1811230018). The territory needs more than the $117 million in short-term support from USF, Torres agreed. It needed the money “yesterday” but is working through the process, she said. One year after Hurricane Maria, infrastructure restoration remains a challenge, Torres said. Puerto Rico faces at least weekly brownouts, with brief telecom outages, she said.