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Communications Infrastructure Security, Access & Restoration

Communications Infrastructure Security, Access & Restoration. Bruce Allan, Chairman November 6, 2002. Charter of Communications Infrastructure Working Group.

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Communications Infrastructure Security, Access & Restoration

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  1. Communications Infrastructure Security, Access & Restoration Bruce Allan, Chairman November 6, 2002

  2. Charter of CommunicationsInfrastructure Working Group • Address the risks and vulnerabilities of our nation's television, radio, multi-channel video, microwave, and satellite infrastructure in the event of terrorist attack, natural disaster or other manmade catastrophe. • Assess current security and restoration capabilities to identify best practices, needed enhancements, and recommended changes. • Review current media infrastructure redundancy within and between each industry segment. • Evaluate the impact of digital technology on security, infrastructure redundancy, and service restoration. 2 2

  3. Working Group Organization Task Forces Chair Prevention Glenn Reitmeier, NBC Restoration Bob Seidel, CBS Future Technologies/ Ira Goldstone, Tribune Digital Solutions 3

  4. Prevention Task Force Objectives • Address the risks and vulnerabilities of our nation's television, radio, multi-channel video, microwave, and satellite infrastructure during a time of terrorist attack, natural disaster or other manmade catastrophe. • Evaluate the redundancy of media infrastructure within each industry and among different sectors. • Report on best practices designed to address vulnerabilities in broadcast and MVPD facilities resulting from terrorist activities, natural disasters, or similar occurrences. 4

  5. Prevention Task Force Work Plan Risk & vulnerability assessment • Conduct initial analysis on both geographic & industry sector basis. • Ensure that all industry segments and regions are addressed. • Analyze key points of exposure including intersections between industry segments. • Identify cross industry redundancy that creates needed backup. • Focus on examining typical not unique situations. • Develop analysis and recommendations based upon publicinterest viewpoint. • Desirable that all media maintain service. • Essential that some media maintain service under any conditions. 5

  6. Prevention Task ForceWork Schedule Time Line October – December 2002 • Conduct evaluation of risks and vulnerability at the national level for all industry segments. • Broadcast TV, Cable TV, and radio subgroups formed. January - March 2003 • Communicate working group analysis and findings to Restoration Working Group. • Conduct regional level review for all industry segments. April – June 2003 • Conduct metropolitan level review for all industry segments. 6

  7. Task Force Composition Prevention • Chair, Glenn Reitmeier, NBC • Pete Brubaker, Susquehana • Lynn Claudy, NAB • Mark Erstling, APTS • Paul Gemme, Time-Warner Cable • Jack Goodman, NAB • John Matthews, Radio-One • Charlie Morgan, Susquehanna • Larry Nelson, Nelson Multimedia • Maureen O’Connell, Fox/Newscorp • Mark Richer, ATSC • Jeff Tate, Susquehanna • Bud Warner, SES-Americom • Dale Mowry, Harris 7 7

  8. Restoration Task Force Objectives • Assess industry’s current capabilities to restore broadcast service and identify needed enhancements or additions. • Report on current disaster recovery mechanisms, techniques, and best practices. • Recommend additional mechanisms, techniques, and best practices to enhance restoration of broadcast and MVPD services following severe disruptions. 8

  9. Restoration Task Force Work Plan • Restoration capability assessment and recovery plan development. • Review systems, including current levels of redundancy for networks, individual stations & MSO’s. • Survey and analyze each segment’s current servicerestoration capability. • Main systems, back up or redundancy systems. • Industry supplier resources. • Disaster recovery planning and practices. • Cross segment cooperation and support. • Develop recommendations for additional techniques and practices. 9

  10. Restoration Task ForceWork Schedule Time Line October – November 2002 • Organize working groups based upon industry sectors. • Design industry survey to determine existing redundancy and back-up capabilities. December 2002 – June 2003 • Survey, analyze and document current restoration capabilities. • Determine inter-industry disaster recovery capabilities. • Evaluate potential restoration scenarios. July - September 2003 • Develop recommended restoration procedures and plans. 10

  11. Task Force Composition Restoration • Chair, Bob Seidel, CBS • Al Kenyon, Clear Channel • Andy Scott, NCTA • Gary Kline, Cumulus Media • David Donovan, MSTV • Sterling Davis, Cox Enterprises • Bob Lawson, Verestar • Bob Morgan, American Tower • Jay Adrick, Harris 11

  12. Future Technologies/Digital SolutionsTask Force Mission • Identify challenges and opportunities posed by digital technologies to the reliability of communications infrastructure. • Consider new applications enabled by digital technologies to enhance the media’s role in disseminating security-related information. • Supplement the work of the MSRC to plan for optimal reliability, robustness and security of broadcast and MVPD facilities using new technologies. • Identify the technology required in MVPD consumer devices to support our EAS requirements in the future digital universe. 12

  13. Future Technologies/Digital SolutionsWork Schedule Time Line August – December 2002 • Define Task Force objectives, issues to be addressed, assign tasks. January – August 2003 • Prepare projection on scope of future digital landscape. • Coordinate with other groups to identify emergence of digital issues/solutions. Incorporate findings of Prevention and Restoration Task Forces. • Assemble recommendations document. • September – December 2003 • Finalize recommendations document. 13

  14. Task Force Composition Future Technologies/Digital Solutions • Chair, Ira Goldstone, Tribune • Cheryl Crate, Pegasus • Ralph Justus, Consumer Electronics Association • Hugh Panero, XSMR • Bob Plummer, DirectTV • Mark Richer, ATSC • Terrence Smith, Sirius Radio • Lonna Thompson, APTS • Glynn Walden, iBiquity Digital • Lisa Wiersma, Tribune Company • Geoff Mendenhall, Harris 14

  15. Working Group Calendar Jun-02 Sep-02 Dec-02 Mar-03 Jun-03 Sep-03 Dec-03 National Regional Metropolitan Define Work Prevention Plan Review Review Review Develop Evaluate Document Current Restoration RestorationPlan Restoration Capabilities/Deficiencies Redundancy Digital Review Digital Landscape Design Finalize Recommendations Solutions Survey Identify Issues/Solutions Work Group Aug 7th Dec 11th March 19th June 18th Sept 17th Dec 10th Meetings Cinti Wash Cinti Wash Cinti Wash Chairman's Monthly Conference Calls Meetings Task Force Scheduled by Task Force Chairs Meetings 15

  16. Communications Infrastructure Security, Access & Restoration Bruce Allan, Chairman November 6, 2002

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