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To maintain situational awareness about the status of critical communications, the Commission collects information about the operational status of various communications networks through its Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) and through the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). Certain communications providers are required to file report in NORS on a mandatory basis when outages meet certain duration and magnitude thresholds. During disasters, the Commission may activate DIRS, which collects information on a voluntary basis specific to the impacts of a particular incident, like a hurricane. The Commission has found, however, that the voluntary nature of DIRS system results in information gaps that can impair efficient emergency response, because providers choose not to file. Some communications providers are also not required to file in NORS at all, similarly creating information gaps about overall network health. ...