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FCC Takes Action to Improve Emergency Alert System

The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to improve the nation’s emergency alert system by advancing a new policy to prevent future false alarms. Under the new action, relevant state, l... read more

FCC Moves to Improve Emergency Alert System

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on July 12, 2018, to improve ... resulted in real action at the FCC. We still have more work to do to get this right, but we’re making good progress o... read more

FCC wants to make the emergency alert system more reliable

In the wake of January's false nuclear missile warning in Hawaii, the FCC is looking to improve the reliability of its Emergency Alert system. Now authorized state ... Whiteboard app is now available ... read more

First Republican Supports Efforts to Restore Net Neutrality Rules

“The Internet has been and remains a transformative tool, and I am concerned any action you may take to alter ... protections that exist today.” Related FCC Wants to Improve Emergency Alert System Aft... read more

TV and Radio: Get ‘READI’ For EAS Improvement

FEMA administers the EAS platform government agencies use to originate alerts, while the FCC oversees the systems used to ... legislation that would improve the emergency alert system and give the fed... read more

Could a tsunami of robocalls be heading to our cell phones?

Class-action lawsuits, as a result ... according to the comment letter submitted June 28 by the American Bankers Association to the FCC. Take an emergency situation, such as the hurricanes last year i... read more

Susan Tompor: A tsunami of robocalls could be heading to your cellphone

Class-action lawsuits, as a result ... according to the comment letter submitted June 28 by the American Bankers Association to the FCC. Take an emergency situation, such as the hurricanes last year i... read more

Board of Supervisors Gets Update on Emergency-Messaging Issues During Holiday Fire

The 9:14 p.m. alerts that did go out targeted the Fairview Avenue area north of Cathedral Oaks, although the fire was very visible from much of the Goleta Valley. There were no notifications before th... read more

Case Studies: Red Cross Red Crescent Disaster Risk Reduction in Action – What Works at Local Level, June 2018

The programme reached 900 people in a successful pilot, measured through positive shifts in knowledge of key actions to take in preparedness of ... Environmental Field Advisor deployment in an emergen... read more

Conan O'Brien: Why he's in trouble with the FCC

The spot for "Conan" that aired this summer spoofed the Emergency Alert System, which the FCC takes seriously. The EAS -- a successor ... "Today's enforcement action sends a strong message: the FCC wi... read more

Conan O'Brien: Why he's in trouble with the FCC

The federal agency that regulates the airwaves wants to hit TBS with a $25,000 fine for a promo of Conan O'Brien's nightly talk show. The reason? The spot for "Conan" that aired this summer spoofed th... read more