§ 201.0   Background.

   National policy with respect to the conservation, allocation and use of the
   Nation's telecommunications resources during crises and emergencies is set
   forth in Executive Order 12472. The following parts of this chapter address
   specific responsibilities with respect to management of telecommunications
   resources and related procedures which bear upon provision, restoration and
   continuity of telecommunications services during crises and emergencies. In
   doing so, the chapter encompasses both national security and emergency
   preparedness activities, consistent with Executive Order 12472. This concept
   of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications services
   (as defined in § 201.2(g)) includes crises that do not necessarily entail
   serious  degradation  of, or serious threats to, national security. It
   therefore is a broader concept than the term “national security emergency
   preparedness activities” in Executive Order 12656, which concerns only
   national security emergencies, and preparedness activities necessarily
   related to such emergencies.

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