FCC amends DIRS disaster-reporting rules for communications providers
Facilities-based providers and public-safety network operators must update DIRS reporting workflows
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Change
On 21 May 2026, the FCC released a final order amending Part 4 DIRS disaster-reporting rules for communications providers.
Why it matters
The order changes who must report in DIRS and what disaster-reporting workflow applies. Facilities-based providers remain responsible for daily DIRS infrastructure reporting when DIRS is activated, non-facilities-based providers are removed from DIRS reporting, and public safety voice and broadband network operators receive a new DIRS reporting obligation.
Implications
- — Facilities-based cable, wireline, wireless and interconnected VoIP providers must continue daily DIRS infrastructure-status reporting when DIRS is activated in areas where they provide service — the FCC retained daily reporting even where reportable infrastructure has not changed from the prior day.
- — Non-facilities-based providers must remove DIRS reporting from their disaster-response workflow once the rule change is effective — the FCC exempted providers that do not own or operate facilities in the DIRS activation area, while keeping their NORS outage-reporting obligations in place.
- — Public safety voice and broadband network operators must prepare DIRS reporting for public-safety network infrastructure — reporting begins on the later of the Bureau’s post-OMB readiness notice plus 30 days or 30 November 2026.
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