The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA) plays a significant role in supporting response efforts by ensuring that its stakeholders have the tools needed to communicate during both steady state and emergency operations. CISA manages priority telecommunications services programs that support emergency communications and communications restoration. Following response events, CISA works with its stakeholders and regional personnel to document and promote best practices and lessons learned to enhance improvements in emergency communications response during future events.
Priority Telecommunications Services
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) collaborates with the public and private sectors to ensure the national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) communications community has access to priority telecommunications and restoration services to communicate under all circumstances.Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS)
GETS supports national leadership; federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments; and other authorized national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) users.Wireless Priority Service (WPS)
WPS supports national leadership; federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments; and other authorized NS/EP users. It is intended to be used in an emergency or crisis situation when the wireless network is congested and the probability of completing a normal call is reduced.GETS/WPS Documents
A compilation of GETS and WPS forms and related reference materials.Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP)
Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) is a program that authorizes national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) organizations to receive priority treatment for vital voice and data circuits or other telecommunications services.TSP Documents
A collection of TSP forms and related reference documents.
Last Updated Date: July 30, 2020