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FCC to hold hearings on storm response

ALBNAY, N.Y. — The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday announced a series of hearings nationwide to try to find ways to avoid widespread loss of communications among firstresponders, emergency managers and the general public in disasters like Superstorm Sandy. “This unprecedented storm has revealed new challenges that will require a national dialogue around ideas and actions to ensure the resilience of communications networks,” said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. The hearings will begin early next year and will include ways to keep cellphone towers operating after storm damage and power losses. One in four consumers in areas hit hard by Sandy lost service because of the storm.

In our local paper today. WSGI needs to get pertinent info into these hearings.

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