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 STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  JONATHAN  S.  ADELSTEIN 
 Re:  New  Part  4  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  Concerning  Disruptions  to  Communications;  ET  Docket  No.  04-  35,  Report  and  Order 
 Events  over  the  past  several  years  dictate  that  this  Commission  must  have  access  to  the  most  accurate  and  immediate  information  possible  when  there  are  significant  disruptions  to  our 
 nation’s  communications  systems,  on  any  platform.  I  support  today’s  item  because  it  improves  the  Commission’s  efforts  to  play  a  role,  to  the  degree  we  can,  in  responding  to  emergency 
 situations. 
 I  recognize  the  reporting  requirements  we  adopt  today  are  not  embraced  by  everyone  in  the  communications  industry.  But  I  urge  everyone  involved  to  rise  to  the  challenge  in  helping  us 
 do  our  job.  It  is  well  worth  repeating  that  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  was  created  “for  the  purpose  of  the  national  defense,  [and]  for  the  purpose  of  promoting  safety  of  life  and 
 property  through  the  use  of  wire  and  radio  communication  …”  1 
 Finally,  I  am  pleased  that  we  have  made  an  effort  to  accommodate  a  number  of  industry  suggestions  with  the  reporting  process  when  such  changes  did  not  inappropriately  undercut  our 
 underlying  objective  of  data  collection.  We  could  not  make  all  of  the  requested  changes,  but  in  many  circumstances,  I  think  we  found  the  right  balance  in  addressing  a  concern  while  still 
 enabling  us  to  get  access  to  the  depth  and  breadth  of  information  we  really  need. 


 1  Section  1  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  USC  §  151. 
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