Media Contact: 
Tina Pelkey, (202) 418-0536
tina.pelkey@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
STATEMENT OF FCC CHAIRMAN PAI ON HURRICANE HARVEY
WASHINGTON, August 25, 2017—As the eye of Hurricane Harvey bears down on the Texas 
coastline, the FCC is taking action to protect the American public and our nation’s 
communications networks. We are working in close coordination with the Department of 
Homeland Security and state and local partners to prepare for the impacts of the storm. We have 
activated our Disaster Information Reporting System, deployed personnel to Texas, and provided 
emergency response officials and licensees with emergency contact information. These actions 
will enable us to monitor the extent of communications outages and, working with industry and 
government partners, support restoration efforts. And, as always, the FCC’s Operations Center 
will be open on a 24/7 basis.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those on the Gulf Coast, and we urge residents of the affected 
areas to take shelter and other necessary precautions. 
For more information, please visit www.fcc.gov/harvey. 
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Office of Chairman Ajit Pai: (202) 418-2000
Twitter: @AjitPaiFCC
www.fcc.gov/leadership/ajit-pai
This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes 
official action.  See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).