Cincinnati Bell Wireless, Cricket, Flat Wireless, which operates under the Clear...
Cincinnati Bell Wireless, Cricket, Flat Wireless, which operates under the Clear Talk brand, and nTelos sought an extension of Saturday’s deadline, until May 15, for the carriers to put in place the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) for transmitting emergency…
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alerts to subscribers. Each is working with TeleCommunication Systems, but has encountered a similar problem, they said in a filing at the FCC (http://xrl.us/bm2xxo). “The Carriers all have been working with TCS for a considerable period to meet the ... implementation date, and substantial progress has been made,” they said. “Connectivity between TCS and each of the Carriers has been established and tested. The Carriers either have CMAS-capable handsets available and in service with certain end users or on order for near term delivery.” The only problem has been working out a link between the Federal Alert Aggregator/Gateway and TCS, they said. “The standard Interconnection Security Agreement proposed by FEMA for CMAS implementation was crafted for direct connections by a participating carrier with the Gateway and not for a third party service provider such as TCS,” the filing said. “As a consequence, implementation was delayed at a critical time in the schedule.” The carriers said they're advised that the earliest date by which this problem could be resolved is April 19.