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,...
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. --...
The Emergency Alert System EAS is built on a structure conceived in the 1950s when over-the-air broadcasting was the best available technology for widely disseminating emergency alerts. Among its weaknesses is insufficient coordination, dependence on a limited set of technologies, and diffused administration. This report summarizes EAS technology and administration,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Digital technology is making its way into the Emergency Broadcast System EBS. Digital technology is making its way into the Emergency Broadcast System EBS.
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