FCC Activates DIRS and MDRI for Super Typhoon Sinlaku in CNMI

The FCC has activated DIRS and MDRI for Super Typhoon Sinlaku in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. DIRS is a voluntary reporting system used during disasters where communications infrastructure may be threatened. MDRI requires communications providers to offer free emergency calling and text messaging services to consumers in the affected area.

Affected parties, primarily communications providers operating in CNMI, should monitor DIRS requirements and ensure compliance with MDRI obligations to provide free emergency communications to disaster victims. The activation is informational in nature and does not impose new substantive regulatory burdens beyond existing disaster response protocols.