FCC's Nationwide Hearings To Help Avoid Mass Communication Outages In Future Natural Disasters

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday announced a series of hearings nationwide to try to find ways to avoid widespread loss of communications among first-responders, 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. "As ou...