The Federal Communications Commission issued a press release reminding communications providers of the Commission's resources specially geared towards information management and assistance during the upcoming hurricane season (June 1 to November 30).

Communications service providers needing emergency special temporary authorizations (STAs) or seeking consultation with FCC Bureaus and Offices about their communications recovery efforts after hours or on weekends are encouraged to contact the FCC’s 24/7 Operations Center at 202-418-1122 or fccopcenter@fcc.gov.

Additionally, the Commission brought attention to its Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS), a voluntary, web-based system that allows wireless, wireline, broadcast, and cable providers to report communications infrastructure status and situational awareness information to the FCC. The FCC release communications providers that have not yet submitted their emergency contact information t register in the DIRS using the following URL: https://www.fcc.gov/nors/disaster/Login.cfm. during times of crisis.