Communications equipment manufacturers and vendors (including broadband data service providers).

Local exchange carriers.

Local broadcast media.

Wireless carriers.

Satellite communications services.

Cable operators.

Hospitals.

Public utility services.

Emergency evacuation transit services.

Ambulance services.

HAM and amateur radio operators.

Representatives from other private sector entities and nongovernmental organizations as the Regional Administrator determines appropriate.

assessing the survivability, sustainability, and interoperability of local emergency communications systems to meet the goals of the National Emergency Communications Plan;

reporting annually to the relevant Regional Administrator, the Assistant Director for Emergency Communications, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, and the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce on the status of its region in building robust and sustainable interoperable voice and data emergency communications networks and, not later than 60 days after the completion of the initial National Emergency Communications Plan under section 572 of this title, on the progress of the region in meeting the goals of such plan;

ensuring a process for the coordination of effective multijurisdictional, multi-agency emergency communications networks for use during natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters through the expanded use of emergency management and public safety communications mutual aid agreements; and

coordinating the establishment of Federal, State, local, and tribal support services and networks designed to address the immediate and critical human needs in responding to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.