The FCC and the Federal Emergency Management Agency Monday announ...
The FCC and the Federal Emergency Management Agency Monday announced the adoption of design specifications for a gateway interface that will allow wireless carriers to send emergency alerts to their subscribers. The announcement starts a 28-month process for carriers…
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that have elected to participate in the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to develop, test and deploy a system to deliver mobile alerts to the public by 2012. “The adoption of the CMAS standard brings us even closer to making the nation’s next-generation of emergency alerts and warnings a reality,” said FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. “Our goal is simple, to give one message over more devices to more people for maximum safety.” FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said he applauds the effort. CTIA President Steve Largent said the announcement shows that public-private partnerships work: “The wireless industry, along with other interested stakeholders and government agencies, has been working feverishly in the WARN Act Advisory Committee and afterwards in the standards development process. We believe this service ultimately will protect America and save lives.” Most large carriers, including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Leap Wireless and MetroPCS, have indicated they plan to send alerts to subscribers once the system is complete.