Pallone, Rosenworcel Talk Emergency Communications in New Jersey
House Commerce Committee ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., joined with FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel Wednesday at the Woodbridge Community Center in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, to discuss emergency communications concerns and his legislation on that topic. “Fewer and fewer families…
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have land line phones in their homes, so we count on our cell phones working,” Pallone said in a statement. “We need to be able to call for help and reach loved ones to make sure they are safe during hurricanes like Sandy or during snow storms like the one we are expecting this weekend.” On Twitter, Pallone thanked Rosenworcel “for joining me today to push for improved telecom network resiliency during emergencies” and later Wednesday posted a photo of himself and counsel David Goldman meeting with Vonage employees in a town hall meeting on telecom and other issues at Vonage’s Monmouth County facility in New Jersey. “Now we need to take the lessons learned in the aftermath of [Superstorm Sandy] and make our networks more resilient -- and our communities more safe,” Rosenworcel said.