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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,...
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- Research articles 2005-11-07
- 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
- 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 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...
- Research articles 2002-06-10
- 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
- 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.
- Research articles 1994-11-14
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- Improving EAS.(emergency alert system)(Brief Article)
- The FCC has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on how to improve the Emergency Alert System EAS to provide a more effective mechanism for warning the American public of an emergency. The FCC will coordinate with FEMA and the National Weather Service on ...
- Research articles 2004-08-10
- 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
- Panel finds media Emergency Alert System needs a big fix. (Washington).
- Lack of coordination among state and local emergency agencies could hamper the use of the media-operated Emergency Alert System following a terrorist attack or environmental disaster, say members of an industry group charged with improving media outlets' ability to warn local communities. ...
- Research articles 2003-03-03
- FCC Suspends Testing Of Emergency Alert System
- The Federal Communications Commission said yesterday it would allow broadcast companies to suspend their routine tests of the emergency alert system EAS until Oct. 2. The commission said the Federal Emergency Management Agency requested the suspension of the testing because of the recent terrorist attacks and to avoid...
- Research articles 2001-09-19
- Come October, will the FCC go easy? For operators of headends serving fewer than 10,000 subs, October 1st means new Emergency Alert System equipment is mandated to be up and running. With that date fast approaching, operators are still weighing their opti
- We've all heard it at some time while watching TV or listening to the radio ... the strange, robotic, repeating digital pulse tone, followed by our friendly neighborhood announcer quelling our irrational fears by repeating the mantra, "This is a test of the Emergency Alert System...
- Research articles 2002-06-01
- After delays, FCC issues EBS ruling. (emergency broadcast system)
- After nine months of delays, the Federal Communications Commission last week issued a report and order on a new emergency alert system, to replace the existing emergency broadcast system over the next two years. In a year bogged down with regulato After nine...
- Research articles 1994-11-14
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