Can CPUC do for cell service what it did for electricity?

Reports Explain Cell, Internet Failure Amid California Fires

"The reports from phone and internet companies, made available Tuesday, help explain why hundreds of thousands of people lost critical communications tools during Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s October blackouts."

Go, Go, Go Godzilla!

No End in Sight for FirstNet Interoperability Debate - Government Technology

"Although more than 9,800 U.S. agencies are now on board with the nationwide public safety communications platform FirstNet, debate persists about the very issue it is designed to solve: interoperability."

It'll be easy, they said. We got your technology right here, they said.

More Public-Safety Jurisdictions Jump into FirstNet Interoperability Debate

"Three more public-safety agencies jumped into the debate around interoperability and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) in recent FCC filings."

From the Mouths of Babes ...

The NTSB notes problems with merely buying stuff and writing plans.

"The National Transportation Safety Board is calling on [the Commonwealth of Massachusetts] to improve emergency communications following their investigation into the Merrimack Valley disaster last year.  ... 'Massachusetts does have a communications strategic plan for emergency responders. However this plan is only for the upgrading of the communication system. No guidance is provided on how to coordinate and implement a plan for emergency responders to effectively communicate during a multi-jurisdictional event.'"

Encouraging developments in the Caribbean:

U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership

"Now, therefore, the United States and aforementioned nations of the Caribbean hereby launch the new “U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership” to strengthen resilience within the Caribbean region on key issues of shared interest, and in furtherance thereof, intend as follow:

   "To streamline early warning response networks and formalize communication channels; ........."