A forthcoming FCC rulemaking notice on emergency alert systems (EAS) ought to...
A forthcoming FCC rulemaking notice on emergency alert systems (EAS) ought to account for the readiness of “various states and territories” to implement the new Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) standard, the Maine and Texas broadcaster associations said last week. The…
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commission may soon issue a notice on EAS gear certification (CD Nov 19 p5), although agency officials said this week that none was yet circulating. “The Commission is urged to expressly invite the Governors of each state and territory, and their emergency management authorities, to inform the FCC of their respective time tables for updating their state EAS plans and for modifying their own communications networks and facilities,” the associations said in a filing in docket 04-296. “With a full and comprehensive record before the Commission, all interested parties will be better able to evaluate the best ways forward to facilitate the transition to CAP while protecting and preserving the safety of viewers and listeners."