The Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) is a White House-directed emergency telephone service provided by a division of the Department of Homeland Security. GETS uses enhancements based on existing commercial technology.
Purpose
GETS supports federal, state, local, and tribal government, industry, and non-governmental organization personnel during crisis or emergencies by providing emergency access and priority processing for local and long distance telephone calls on the public switched telephone network. GETS is intended to be used in an emergency or crisis situation when the public switched telephone network is congested and the probability of completing a call over normal or other alternate telecommunication means is reduced.
GETS is necessary because reliance on telecommunications has been accompanied by an increased vulnerability to network congestion and system failures. Although backup systems are in place, disruptions in service can still occur. Natural disasters, power outages, fiber cable cuts, and software problems can cripple the telephone services of entire regions. Additionally, congestion in the public switched telephone network, such as the well-documented “Mother’s Day phenomenon”, in which Mother’s Day generally has the highest blocking of long-distance telephone calls of any single day of the year, can prevent access to circuits. However, during times of emergency, crisis, or war, government personnel and emergency workers need to know that their calls will go through.
The telecommunications service user is responsible for the information content of the message. The telecommunications service provider has the responsibility for the acceptance, transmission, and delivery of the message.
For purposes of regulation by the Federal Communications Commission under the U.S. Communications Act of 1934 and Telecommunications Act of 1996, the definition of telecommunications service is "the offering of telecommunications for a fee directly to the public, or to such classes of users as to be effectively available directly to the public, regardless of the facilities used."Telecommunications, in turn, is defined as "the transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user’s choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received."
They have been issued under Section 20(2)(b) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023, which empowers central and state governments to suspend telecom services during public emergencies or for public safety.
... and emergency telecommunications services ... A unified RegionalGovernmentEmergency Telecommunications Team (GETT), composed of response personnel from DICT Regional Offices V and VIII, was deployed.
Restoring connectivity to emergency services, government and public safety locations and telecommunications infrastructure is a top priority,” Paterno said ... No internet service providers said they could predict when full service would be restored.
One of the key provisions of the Act is Section 20, which states that the central government or a state government will be able to take control of any telecommunications services or networks in times of emergency after the implementation of the Act.
... of businesses across various sectors, including telecommunications, financial services and government operations, ensuring seamless functioning of everything from ecommerce to emergency services.
Lancaster CountyCareer & Technology Center is partnering with a Lancaster County government emergency dispatching service to provide students telecommunicator training starting in the 2024-25 school year ... .
Lancaster CountyCareer & Technology Center is partnering with a Lancaster County government emergency dispatching service to provide students telecommunicator training starting in the 2024-25 school year ... .
The Telecommunications Act 2023, set to be effective from June 26, allows the central government to take control of any telecommunications services or networks in times of emergency.
... stated that the central government of a state government will be able to take control of any telecommunications services or networks in times of emergency after the implementation of the Act.
DATA MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY LAW ENFORCEMENT/EMERGENCY SERVICES STATE/LOCAL SECURITY HOMELAND SECURITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWAREINTERNET PUBLIC POLICY/GOVERNMENT MOBILE/WIRELESS.
OTHER CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY LAW ENFORCEMENT/EMERGENCY SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PUBLIC POLICY/GOVERNMENT PHILANTHROPY CONSUMER FOUNDATION ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (ESG).
... for service ... DATA MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY LAW ENFORCEMENT/EMERGENCY SERVICES STATE/LOCAL SECURITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTERNET PUBLIC POLICY/GOVERNMENT MOBILE/WIRELESS.
These include laws that deregulated markets and privatized public spaces, as well as those that scaled back funding for health care, welfare, education and other government services.
Aiken Standard
17 Oct 2024
Aiken Standard
17 Oct 2024