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Let's finally plan ahead.(government should plan for better emergency communication system)(Editorial)
Remarkably, even Hurricane Katrina was not enough to trigger the national emergency alert system EAS. It lay dormant even as the storm surge wiped out whole towns along the Gulf Coast, levees were breeched and much of New Orleans was reduced to f Remarkably,...
Tags: emergency alert system, FCC
Research articles 2005-10-03
AT&T, Invizeon deliver emergency alert system
ATLANTA, Ga. -- AT&T and Invizeon Corp. have been awarded a one-year contract to deliver a first-of-its-kind web-based emergency alert system for use by key agricultural agencies in Georgia in the event of a crisis, such as an animal disease outbreak ATLANTA, Ga. --...
Tags: AT&T Corp., emergency alert system
Research articles 2004-08-02
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...
Tags: cable, cable system, compliance, emergency alert system, FCC
Research articles 1997-10-06
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...
Tags: cable, emergency alert system, FCC, hurricane, radio, technology
Research articles 2005-10-03
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...
Tags: cable, emergency alert system, FCC
Research articles 1995-03-06
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...
Tags: cable, cable television, emergency alert system, FCC, video
Research articles 1996-01-22
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...
Tags: cable, commission, emergency alert system, FCC, wireless
Research articles 1994-12-19
GAO issues warnings on emergency warning system.(News)
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The Government Accountability Office said the reliability of the nation's emergency warning system is questionable, and that a federal advisory panel addressing the integration of wireless into the system, as well as oth Byline: JEFFREY...
Tags: emergency alert system, General Accounting Office, wireless industry
Research articles 2007-04-09
Emergency alert system needs overhaul prior to next disaster.(News)
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA Key Republican and Democratic senators officially unveiled legislation overhauling the nation's half-century-old emergency warning system by tapping into wireless and other digital technologies to alert citizens in real Byline: JEFFREY SILVA ...
Tags: cell phone, emergency alert system, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, wireless
Research articles 2005-09-26
Getting tough on emergency alerts.
The FCC's decision to step up enforcement of emergency alert system rules is paying off, the agency's chief compliance officer said last week. Thanks to a tougher inspection process launched last month, fewer stations are ignoring 1994 rules requir The FCC's decision to step...
Tags: compliance, emergency alert system, FCC
Research articles 1999-03-15
National Center Praises FCC For Adopting New 'Child Abduction Emergency' Code To Emergency Alert System
WASHINGTON, March 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children NCMEC is calling the Federal Communications Commission's latest ruling to adopt a new Child Abduction Emergency Code "A giant step forward to saving chWASHINGTON, March 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Center for Missing & Exploited...
Tags: emergency alert system, FCC
Research articles 2002-03-18
FCC extends emergency alert rules to modern technologies.(News)
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The Federal Communications Commission extended emergency alert rules to digital media technologies, while soliciting additional comment on how the government can integrate wireless technologies into a next-generation pub Byline: JEFFREY SILVA ...
Tags: emergency alert system, FCC, technology, wireless
Research articles 2005-11-07
Senate Commerce approves creation of emergency alert system.(News)
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA Byline: JEFFREY SILVA
Tags: emergency alert system, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2005-10-24
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...
Tags: broadcaster, cable, emergency alert system, FCC
Research articles 1997-05-26
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...
Tags: cable, emergency alert system, FCC
Research articles 2004-11-22
FCC grants EAS waivers to small ops.(Federal Communications Commission, Emergency Alert System)(Brief Article)
The Federal Communications Commission has extended by up to three years the deadline for some small cable operators to start participating in the national Emergency Alert System. In October, operators with fewer than 10,000 subscribers will be The Federal...
Tags: emergency alert system, FCC, waiver
Research articles 2002-06-10
EBS gives way to digital EAS. (Federal Communications Commission requires television broadcasters to replace Emergency Broadcast System technology with Emergency Alert System) (Brief Article)
Digital technology is making its way into the Emergency Broadcast System EBS. Digital technology is making its way into the Emergency Broadcast System EBS.
Tags: emergency alert system, FCC, technology, TV
Research articles 1994-11-14
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...
Tags: cable, emergency alert system, FCC
Research articles 1995-03-06
Wizzard Software Provides the Voice ''Response'' for VoiceGate Corporation Emergency Alert System with AT&T Natural Voices for Server
PITTSBURGH -- Wizzard Software (OTCBB:WIZD) announced today that VoiceGate Corporation has licensed AT&T's Natural Voices TTS SDK for Server to incorporate into their emergency message alert system, aptly named "The Emergency Response." VoiceGate Corporation, founded in 1978, is an innovative leader in the voice processing, call logging and instant wireless...
Tags: AT&T Corp., emergency alert system, server
Research articles 2005-08-10
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...
Tags: President, Emergency Alert System
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