FCC Notices - Outreach

1. The Commission has clarified its rules relative to the participation to permit amateur radio operators to transmit messages, under certain limited circumstances, during either government-sponsored or non-government sponsored emergency and disaster preparedness drills, regardless of whether the operators are employees of entities participating in the drill. Although public safety land mobile radio systems are the primary means of radio-based communications for emergency responders, experience has shown that amateur radio has played an important role in preparation for, during, and in the aftermath of, natural and man-made emergencies and disasters.

AMENDMENT OF PART 97 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES REGARDING AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS DURING GOVERNMENT DISASTER DRILLS. Amended the rules in this proceeding. Dismissed the American Hospital Association request for blanket waiver. Dismissed the Amateur Radio Policy Committee Petition for Rulemaking. (Dkt No. 10-72 10-54 ). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 07/14/2010 by R&O. (FCC No. 10-124). PSHSB
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2. FCC "MOST IMPROVED" FEDERAL AGENCY IN GOVERNMENT SURVEY. STMT. News Media Contact: Jen Howard at (202) 418-0506, email: Jen.Howard@fcc.gov OCH http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-299718A1.doc
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