Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish a study on the public safety benefits, technical feasibility, and cost of providing the public with emergency access to 9-1-1 services, when mobile service is unavailable during certain presidentially declared emergencies or major disasters or during gubernatorially declared emergencies, through: telecommunications service provider-owned WiFi access points and other communications technologies operating on unlicensed spectrum, without requiring any login credentials; non-telecommunications service provider-owned WiFi access points; and other alternative means. The FCC must create a master point of contact directory for effective communications between public safety answering points and telecommunications service providers. The Government Accountability Office must report on how executive departments can better ensure that essential communications services remain operational during emergencies. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is amended to expand the categories of essential communications service providers that may access …