AT&T said the FCC should reject a request by First Alert System T...
AT&T said the FCC should reject a request by First Alert System Text that FAST’s emergency alert service be provided free to all cellphones owned by Lifeline participants. The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau had sought comment on a…
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March 6 petition by FAST. “Although FAST seeks rules regarding a nationwide emergency alert text messaging system, wireless carriers have elected to provide emergency alerts consistent with the Commission’s standards and requirements for the Commercial Mobile Alert System that were adopted to implement the WARN Act,” AT&T said. “FAST’s Petition improperly asks the Commission to duplicate and revisit those standards and requirements.” AT&T said the FCC’s Lifeline rules don’t allow universal-service support to finance emergency alerts. USA Mobility also urged the FCC to reject the petition for rulemaking. “As an initial matter, the FAST proposal is legally deficient,” the paging operator said. “FAST does not provide detailed information regarding the particulars of its proposal, as required by … the Commission’s rules. Critically, FAST does not explain the statutory basis upon which the Commission might adopt the FAST proposal.”