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FCC Activates DIRS and MDRI for Kentucky Floods

The FCC activated the disaster information reporting system and mandatory disaster response initiative over communications effects from severe flooding in Kentucky, said a public notice Monday. The systems are active for 10 Kentucky counties: Clay, Harlan, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher,…

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Martin, Owsley, Perry and Pike. A DIRS update released Tuesday showed that 0.8% of cellsites and 7,247 cable and wireline subscribers were without service in the affected areas. "With historic flooding across Kentucky, President [Donald] Trump has taken action and this evening the FCC activated our systems to ensure that communications providers support mutual aid + roaming and provide reports on the status of communications networks," FCC Chairman Brendan Carr posted on X Monday night.