CCA Seeks Changes to FCC DIRS

Competitive Carriers Association representatives asked FCC officials in a meeting for simplified, streamlined systems for outage reporting. Of the current Disaster Information Reporting System and the challenges for smaller carriers, CCA officials said: “We discussed the advantages and disadvantages of different methods of providing consumers and state and local authorities accurate, timely information during times of emergency in order to improve overall situational awareness.” A filing on Tuesday's meeting was posted Friday in docket 13-239.