An FCC study of alternatives to emergency alert system regulation...
An FCC study of alternatives to emergency alert system regulations “should not delay the Commission” from providing EAS relief for small cable systems, the American Cable Assn. (ACA) said in an FCC filing. ACA Pres. Matt Polka said small…
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cable systems already are under “enormous financial and competitive pressures” and can’t handle additional EAS costs: “Without expedited action, hundreds of systems will face a serious compliance crisis.” In fact, ACA said in its comments, “the costs of installing EAS equipment will force many very small systems to shut down,” meaning no cable EAS alerts will be delivered in those communities. ACA said “hundreds” of one-year waivers for small cable systems of costly EAS requirements will expire in less than a year. In the meantime, it said, EAS equipment costs won’t decrease. It suggested a blanket waiver of the rules until Oct. 1, 2007, for systems with less than 1,000 subscribers.