WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Modernization of the Nation's Alerting Systems.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 26 by Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
Summary: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) begins a reexamination of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) from the ground up and seeks comment on whether fundamental changes could make these alerting systems more effective, efficient, and better able to serve the public's needs. EAS was introduced 31 years ago, and WEA was introduced 13 years ago, using the technology available at the time. The Commission seeks comm...