FCC Activates DIRS-Lite for Hawaii Wildfires
The FCC activated a more focused version of the disaster information reporting system called DIRS-Lite for the wildfires in Hawaii and is receiving "more granular situation-specific information through ongoing direct communications with communications providers,” said a communications status report Monday.…
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In a standard DIRS release, the information is self-reported by telecommunications providers. Nineteen of the 21 cellsites that serve the most affected areas of West Maui are down, and 17,832 cable and wireline subscribers are out of service. The Wireless Bureau granted special temporary authority to AT&T Mobility to use several frequencies for microwave backhaul from five cell towers, and to operate two cells-on-wheels and three temporary microwave sites, the report said.