1. REGULAR PHONE ACCESS IS KEY TO EMERGENCY ACCESS

2. MARKET FORCES ARE NOT PREVENTING

    a. BLOCKING OF TEXT (AND PERHAPS VIDEO) IN NETWORKS & LOCALLY

    b. LACK OF INTEROPERABILITY OF TEXT - AND OF VIDEO (end to end)

 

3. WHERE IP NETWORKS EXIST  -- PWD SHOULD BE ENABLED TO SWITCH TO THEM AND USE THEM --  FOR DAILY AND EMERGENCY COMM.

BUT WE SHOULD NOT FORGET THAT IT WILL BE AWHILE (PERHAPS QUITE AWHILE) BEFORE EVERYONE HAS IP -- INCLUDING RURAL.

THERE IS GREAT POTENTIAL -- BUT IT IS AS YET UNREALIZED
-- AND KEY PARTS WILL NOT HAPPEN NATURALLY.