Media Contact: 
Austin Bonner, (202) 418-2500
Austin.Bonner@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release

COMMISSIONER STARKS ANNOUNCES FIELD HEARING IN 
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO ON RESILIENT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
Updated with Witness Information

WASHINGTON, February 20, 2020—On Friday, February 21, 2020, Commissioner Geoffrey Starks will host a field hearing in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The hearing will convene stakeholders from across private and public organizations to discuss steps taken to improve the resiliency of communications networks since Hurricanes Irma and Maria, how communications networks and recovery efforts performed during recent earthquakes, and what additional actions are needed to ensure that communications networks are always available, particularly to meet public safety needs. 

WHAT:	Field Hearing on Resilient Communications Networks
WHO:		FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks	
	Witnesses: 
· Elba Aponte Santos – President, Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico 
· Luis M. Benítez-Burgos, Staff Representative, Communications Workers of America and Past President of CWA Local 3010
· Darrick Kouns, Chief of Operations in Puerto Rico, ITDRC
· Jaime Pla-Cortés, Executive President, Puerto Rico Hospital Association
· Sandra Torres López, President, Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board
· David Bogarty, Owner and CEO, Worldnet
· Jose Cancela, Station Manager, WKAQ-TV
· Naji Khouri, President and CEO, Liberty Puerto Rico
· Francisco J. Silva, General Counsel, Claro Puerto Rico

WHEN:	Friday, February 21, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. 
WHERE: 	University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras Campus
School of Law, Room L-3
14 Ave. Universidad 
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00925

Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.  Include a description of the accommodation you will need and tell us how to contact you if we need more information.  Make your request as early as possible.  Last minute requests will be accepted but may be impossible to fill.  Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).



Office of Commissioner Geoffrey Starks: (202) 418-2500 
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www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/geoffrey-starks

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)