FCC proposes enhancements to Wireless Emergency Alerts
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed rules to strengthen
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), a system that delivers critical
warnings and information to Americans on their wireless phones
The proposals are intended to promote the wider use and effectiveness of
this lifesaving service, especially for state and local authorities to
convey important information to their communities.
Since its launch in 2012, WEA has informed Americans about severe
weather, missing children, and other emergencies via text-like alerts to
their wireless phones. Now that the FCC has three years’ experience with
the service, and in light of stakeholder feedback and technological
advancements since the FCC adopted technical and procedural requirements
for WEA in 2008, the agency is seeking comment on potential enhancements.
In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Commission proposed
changes to improve WEA message content, ensure that the messages reach
only those people for whom an alert is relevant, and to establish a WEA
testing program that will improve the effectiveness of the system for
public safety officials and the public.
Read the full announcement at
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-enhancements-wireless-emergency-alerts
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*================================================ Duane Whittingham -
N9SSN (ARES/RACES, EmComm, Skywarn & Red Cross)
http://www.radiodude.info ================================================*
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