From the document: "While wireless networks are privately owned, and private operators take responsibility for repairing their own networks and restoring services for their customers after disasters, some federal agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also have roles in the restoration process. This report provides an overview of the two reporting systems established by the FCC for reporting cellular network outages--the Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) and Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS)--as well as the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative (MDRI), which is the framework codified by the FCC to help restore cellular networks. This report also discusses issues of possible interest to Congress, such as expanding and streamlining reporting requirements for communication providers, establishing criteria for when cellular network outage reporting and the MDRI are triggered, and updating confidentiality and network roaming requirements. Stakeholder positions on potential changes to the systems are also discussed."