Topic
Wireless Emergency Alerts
14 published works
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Mandates Accurate Spanish WEA Obligations; Finalizes Compliance Timeline for Template Rules
In a pair of Public Notices, the FCC provided guidance on Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) obligations. In the first Notice, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) reminded…
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WEA Multilingual Alert Requirement Effective June 5, 2028
A notice has been published in the Federal Register, announcing that certain provisions of the FCC’s 2023 Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) Order will take effect June 5, 2028. The FCC’s…
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FCC Adopts WEA Rules to Enable Silent Alerts
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) aimed at making Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) more effective for public safety officials. The action…
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FCC Announces Effective Date for Wireless Emergency Alert Testing Rules
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) has announced that new rules for the testing of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) will take effect on July 17, 2024. Under…
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FCC Adds Languages and Features to Improve Wireless Emergency Alerts
The FCC has adopted rules to enhance Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) by making WEA messages available in more than a dozen additional languages, including American sign language. WEA messages are…
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Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Nationwide Tests of EAS and WEA
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has announced to all Emergency Alert System participants, participating Commercial Mobile Service providers, and the public that FEMA will conduct nationwide tests…
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FCC Grants Waiver for Local Wireless Emergency Alert Tests
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) has granted a waiver of FCC rules to permit Participating Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) Providers to participate in a planned Wireless…
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FCC Proposes Wireless Alert Performance Reporting
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking designed to measure Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system performance. The FCC will seek public comment on the…
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WEA Performance Testing Partners Sought
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) wants to partner with Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) alert originators to conduct localized, end-to-end WEA performance tests to…
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FCC Open Meeting on April 21st
By FHH Law
On April 21, 2022, the FCC will be hosting its monthly open meeting. The docket includes improving receiver performance, wireless emergency alerts, and two restricted adjudicatory matters. The FCC will…