FCC Will Hold Hurricane Prep Workshop July 7

The FCC will hold a workshop at its headquarters July 7 at 9:30 a.m. aimed at promoting resiliency and recovery efforts ahead of hurricane season. The roundtable will feature three panels, the FCC said Tuesday: “Challenges to Response and Recovery of Power and Communications Outages in the Aftermath of a Hurricane,” “Current Government, Intra-Industry, and Cross-Industry Partnerships” and “The Advance Preparation Frameworks for Power and Communications Outages.” Speakers weren’t announced.

“As we head into this year’s hurricane season, the FCC is focused on the work necessary to keep networks running and to promote quick restoration in the case of outages,” said Chairman Brendan Carr. “Promoting collaboration between communications, electric power, and emergency management officials is one of the key ways the FCC can help ensure these outcomes.”