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- FCC may revamp emergency alert system.(Federal Communications Commission)
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission, faced with an Emergency Alert System it believes could be out-dated and inconsistent, has solicited ideas as to how the system might be revamped. The National Cable & Telecommunications WASHINGTON -- The...
- Research articles 2004-11-22
- FCC may change cable's role in providing emergency info. (cable TV)
- The Federal Communications Commission is nearing a decision that would dramatically change cable's role in providing emergency information to its customers. In its original ruling, handed down just over a year ago, the FCC told cable to prepare f The Federal Communications...
- Research articles 1996-01-22
- FCC chief calls for better 911: Martin reveals lessons from two hurricanes.(Federal Communications Commission)
- The issue of emergency communications has become a priority for Washington regulators and lawmakers after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita exposed massive communications failures. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who appeared at two of three hearings on the i The issue of emergency communications has become...
- Research articles 2005-10-03
- Small cable systems get a reprieve; FCC allows more time for emergency alert compliance.(Brief Article)
- FCC allows more time for emergency alert compliance Cable lobbyists last week cheered an FCC decision easing the requirements for small cable systems to comply with new emergency alert system EAS rules. The FCC said that...
- Research articles 1997-10-06
- Small ops seek Emergency System exemption. (multiple-systems operators; Emergency Alert System)
- Washington - Citing prohibitive costs, small cable operators have flatly warned the Federal Communications Commission that many of them will be wiped out if forced to participate in the new Emergency Alert System. "We are about one regulatio Washington - Citing prohibitive...
- Research articles 1995-03-06
- FCC proposes extending EAS requirements. (Federal Communications Commission; Emergency Alert System)
- Commission asks whether service should be mandatory for wireless cable, SMATV, others Broadcast and cable engineers may not be the only ones shopping for new emergency alerting gear. The FCC is considering extending its new Emergency...
- Research articles 1994-12-19
- NAB alerts FCC over alert system rules. (National Association of Broadcasters, Emergency Alert System rules)(Washington Watch)(Brief Article)
- The National Association of Broadcasters is worried about the FCC's new Emergency Alert System rules. In a letter last week to the FCC, NAB Executive Vice President/General Counsel Jeff Baumann said the regulations concerning cable delivery of emer The National Association of Broadcasters is...
- Research articles 1997-05-26
- The National Cable Television Association. (asks Federal Communications Commission to allow small cable operators to participate in Emergency Alert System) (Brief Article)
- The National Cable Television Association has asked the FCC to allow cable systems serving 5,000 or fewer subscribers to participate on a voluntary basis in the new Emergency Alert System EAS. In a filing with the commission, the NCTA cites the cos The National Cable Television...
- Research articles 1995-03-06
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- FCC began rulemaking - Federal Communications Commission; Emergency Alert System
- FCC began rulemaking to decide whether cable systems should be prohibited from overriding broadcast stations' emergency-related programming with state and local Emergency Alert System EAS messages that typically are carried on all cable channels. Broadcasters and others have claimed that EAS messages often contain less useful information than broadcasters provide...
- Research articles 1998-03-16
- The Emergency Alert System Fact Sheet
- The Emergency Alert System EAS is designed to provide the President with a means to address the American people in the event of a national emergency. Through the EAS, the President would have access to thousands of broadcast stations, cable systems and participating satellite programmers to transmit a message to...
- White papers
- Mesa irons out franchises with Cox, Cable America.(This Just In)(Mesa, Arizona)(Cox Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
- MESA, ARIZ. -- With both sides making concessions, city officials and local operators Cox Communications Inc. and Cable America have resolved their franchise-renewal differences. The city, which wanted Cox to upgrade its Emergency Alert System MESA, ARIZ. -- With...
- Research articles 2003-10-06
- Enforcement of FCC roles. (capital currents).
- The FCC has an Enforcement Bureau that inspects radio and TV stations and cable systems to see if they comply with the FCC's rules. If not, the inspectors issue a Notice of Violation that could eventually lead to a fine (called a "monetary forfeiture" by the...
- Research articles 2001-10-01
- Ctia Proposes Standard For Emergency Service Link
- The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association CTIA has submitted a standards requirements document to the Telecommunications Industry Association TIA designed to establish a standard for linking wireless phones to the existing emergency broadcast service.The United States currently has an Emergency Alert System EAS for radio and television that is voluntary and...
- Research articles 1998-06-15
- CTIA proposes standard for emergency service link
- The United States currently has an Emergency Alert System EAS for radio and television that is voluntary and involves participation by radio, television and cable broadcasters, the National Weather Service, and state and local agencies. The FCC reports that 85 percent of the messages have dealt with weather emergencies.The CTIA...
- Research articles 1998-06-15
- Fcc Proposes Simplification
- Rulemaking potentially would allow what FCC called "common sense changes" in large range of rules involving records and notices, including types of notices that cable systems must provide to subscribers for rate changes or program shifts. Among rules potentially affected are information on must-carry notices, political cablecasting, system performance...
- Research articles 1998-07-27
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