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Broadcasters and NextGen Emergency Mass Communications
OPINION The state of emergency mass communications is a fragmented mix of the ancient and many emerging apps
FCC March Meeting Agenda Includes Votes on New EAS & Cable Pricing Initiates
Other items on the tentative agenda for the March 14 meeting include “re-defining ‘high-speed’ internet to match market realities”
FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes New Emergency Alerts for Missing and Endangered Persons
The proposal allow the FCC to add a new alert option to deliver critical messages over television and radio about missing and endangered persons
FCC Proposes Rules for Expanding Multilingual Alerting
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would make it easier to send multilingual alerts by creating templates for alerts in other languages
NCTA Pushes Back on New EAS Requirements
Tells FCC that efforts to expand languages used by EAS systems would pose "enormous" challenges for cable operators
Digital Alert Systems Releases New Digital Certificate Bundle
The bundle replaces expiring FEMA IPAWS Certificates that must be updated before April 14
FCC Moves to Simplify Sending Multilingual Emergency Alerts
The FCC plans Feb. vote on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to make it easier to send multilingual alerts over TV and radio
