Rosenworcel Visits Florida, PR to See Disaster Recovery Firsthand
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is visiting Fort Myers, Florida, and Puerto Rico Monday and Tuesday to view recovery efforts from Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. “Rosenworcel’s trip will focus on learning from local stakeholders about how Florida and Puerto Rico’s recovery…
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is progressing, reflecting on what lessons learned the Commission should consider in future natural-disaster related actions," said a Monday news release. The FCC had a virtual field hearing last year after Hurricane Ida (see 2110260067), leading to a July order requiring wireless carriers to participate in the previously voluntary wireless network resiliency cooperative framework and to work out roaming arrangements before disaster strikes (see 2207060070). “Supporting resilient infrastructure has never been more important," Rosenworcel said: "The FCC is committed to supporting recovery efforts and doing all we can to help restore communications networks as quickly as possible."