If there could be small portions of that system, of that First Net system, that could be allocated for individuals at FEMA shelters or Red Cross shelters or NGOs to do quick communications to check in with their loved ones, I think that would go a long way towards empowering people to communicate in wide-scale disasters.
Advocating for data allocation in emergency response systems to improve communication.
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